Wings for Aid

Wings For Aid has developed a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System to deliver humanitarian relief aid to people in need in hard-to-reach locations.

Hosted by Accenture

This project is now archived and was part of DDW23

This project is part of
The Language of Sustainability

Remotely Piloted Aircraft being loaded

As industrial design partner, Accenture fuels Wings for Aid's creativity, shaping remote-control systems, self-landing boxes, and more. Using rapid prototyping, we refine and challenge concepts, uniting stakeholders around a shared vision on humanitarian help and social sustainability.

Prototyping serves as our chosen language to align stakeholders towards social justice

We are bound by so many regulations, especially when it comes to humanitarian aid. It requires cross-border insights and a multidisciplinary team to approach ideas from different angles and to map the frameworks and possibilities. Testing, failing and testing again to find solutions that add value to people’s lives in times of need. Partnering with Wings for Aid and other specialized third parties to bridge the last gap when delivering first aid supplies. A project of this size requires a holistic view on all the topics involved; from technical opportunities to the box itself that contains the supplies. Asking ourselves a lot of questions: How will this drone reach its destination? How will it hold the package? Finding temporary solutions for testing and improvement. And coming up with ideas such as developing a security system that prevents the boxes from falling when they are not yet supposed to be dropped. In this exhibition, we will be presenting one of our latest collaborations: the utilization of vision model technology to ensure the secure airdrop of the self-landing boxes. We will demonstrate how rapid iteration and prototyping have facilitated the alignment of vario

From self landing boxes to secure airdrop design

In this exhibition, we will be presenting one of our latest collaborations: the utilization of vision model technology to ensure the secure airdrop of the self-landing boxes. We will demonstrate how rapid iteration and prototyping have facilitated the alignment of various stakeholders onto the same page. Prototyping serves as our chosen language, enabling the development of sustainable solutions that address fundamental social needs such as food, water, and health in disaster scenarios.