Aidronix Announced as Finalist in AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards

Awards ceremony at AUVSI XPONENTIAL in Chicago, May 2.

ARLINGTON, Va.— Aidronix has been named a finalist in the Humanitarian category of the XCELLENCE Awards by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI). Aidronix with the solution “Scaling Access to Care in Rural Mexico via Digital Health, Telemedicine and Drones”was selected from a pool of accomplished applicants as one of eight finalists for the Humanitarian Award, sponsored by DJI. Winners will be announced during the keynote session on Thursday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. CDT at AUVSI XPONENTIAL at McCormick Place in Chicago.

“The rapid growth of the unmanned systems industry is reshaping our future by expanding business markets, providing consumers with innovative solutions and even saving lives,” said Brian Wynne, president and CEO of AUVSI. “The XCELLENCE awards recognize companies and individuals who are achieving remarkable results with unmanned systems technology to benefit our communities.”

Inequities of access to medical care represent a universal problem, which is especially evident in countries with large socioeconomic differences where access to these marginalized communities is complicated due to poor infrastructures in roads, winding roads or with rugged orography.

Developed in the city, Implemented in rural, is the concept that we have designed to solve the universal problem of access to health and to scaling access to care in rural. Aidronix focuses on the design and development of logistics and of necessary technology for the air transport system of light loads of great value to bridge access to medical care to marginal areas of difficult access to help patients that can be remotely monitored to receive a medical prescription and supplies from a remote city.

The Aidronix air transport system is able to solve the problem of access to health by air using unmanned aircraft that are equipped with basic but advanced digital health systems. These can monitor real-time individual’s heart rate, oxygen saturation, blood pressure and ultrasound at the same time they function as vital medicine freighters, vaccines, blood units for transfusion, and basic surgical equipment. These supplies can travel by air in a straight line, jumping rivers and mountains in an average time of 30′ minutes in a distance of 30 miles from the distribution and control center.

“For the second year, we are glad to see the width and depth of UAVs’ embracement expanding across more industries – from public health, search and rescue, to disaster response and environmental protection – as demonstrated by the submissions we’ve seen from this program,” said Mario Rebello, Vice President and Country Manager, North America, at DJI. “It is not easy for the judges to select these eight finalists from a pool of remarkable submissions, and we look forward to the winners’ announcement on May 2. Aside from recognizing and rewarding those outstanding organizations and individuals who use drones to serve good purposes, we hope this opportunity could encourage more ground-breaking humanitarian efforts around the globe.”

XPONENTIAL offers a broad-based and balanced educational program brimming with cutting-edge content and inspirational insights, ranging from policy implications and technical challenges to use cases and best practices across vertical markets and everything in between. The AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards honor innovators in the unmanned systems industry, including individuals and organizations, with a demonstrated commitment to advancing technology, leading and promoting safe operations, and developing programs that use unmanned systems to improve the human condition.

“We are honored to be a finalist for AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards. This is an important step to demonstrate the institutions related to health that we have the potential to build air bridges to communicate to marginalized areas in a very fast and economic way without the need to create ground infrastructure. We designed it as if our life depended on it, because one day it just might.” said Pedro Matabuena, Aidronix Founder.

“Aidronix is proud to be a finalist in the humanitarian category after investing years of research and development in solutions to transport by air light loads of high value. This is a game changer solution to get access in the people ́s healthcare for in rural communities from Mexico and the world”

For media registration for XPONENTIAL, click here or contact Tom McMahon at tmcmahon@auvsi.org. For more information about XPONENTIAL and the XCELLENCE Awards, visit xponential.org.

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About Aidronix
Aidronix (www.aidronix.com) was founded by Pedro Matabuena in 2014 with the vision to give access to health resources to marginalized areas of difficult access. Aidronix offers smart and innovative air solutions by designing, developing and providing best-in-class autonomous health air freighters.

About AUVSI
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) — the world’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of unmanned systems and robotics — represents corporations and professionals from more than 60 countries involved in industry, government and academia. AUVSI members work in the defense, civil and commercial markets. For more information, visit AUVSI.org.

About DJI
DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, was founded and is run by people with a passion for remote-controlled helicopters and experts in flight-control technology and camera stabilization. The company is dedicated to making aerial photography and filmmaking equipment and platforms more accessible, reliable and easier to use for creators and innovators around the world. DJI’s global operations currently span across the Americas, Europe and Asia, and its revolutionary products and solutions have been chosen by customers in over 100 countries for applications in emergency response, filmmaking, construction, inspection, agriculture, conservation and other industries.