Africa Innovates Magazine - Flipbook - Page 50
Xaviera Kowo yearned to create
a useful robot capable of helping
people and improving society. Her
impressive robot can detect, pick
up, and deposit waste in garbage or
recycling bins.
PROMOTING
WOMEN
IN SCIENCE
A ROBOTICS
GENIUS
Xaviera Kowo also has a strong
commitment to advancing female
achievements in science. Having
herself endured gender bias during
her studies, she is very aware of the
inspiration she can give to other
women aspiring to scientific careers.
Xaviera
Kowo,
an
18-year-old
Cameroonian developer and student,
won the First Global Challenge
international robotics competition
in 2019, in which she represented
Cameroon. The competition focuses
on the development of tools capable
of solving problems which affect human
communities.
According
to
Xaviera,
waste
management is a problem in Africa. She
invented a robot capable of gathering
different types of waste, both outside
and inside buildings, in super-quick
time.
Today, Xaviera continues her work as
a developer, and likes to share her
experience to encourage young girls
to engage in technological innovation.
She firmly believes that women have a
major role to play in the development
of sustainable technologies.
Photo credit: Xaviera Nguefo Kowo
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WASTE & RECYCLING
KEEPING GARBAGE OUT
- THE ROBOTIC WAY
IN CAMEROON
Photo credit: Xaviera Nguefo Kowo
SHOWCASING AFRICAN CLIMATE CHAMPIONS
