Faculty researchers develop drone educational system, launch spinoff firm

A TEAM OF DLSU RESEARCHERS CO-FOUNDED A COMPANY, X-LIPAD SOLUTIONS INC., IN THEIR BID TO ELEVATE THE PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THROUGH PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV).

Last July 16, the company, together with the DLSU Innovation and Technology Office (DITO), hosted the X-LIPAD Solutions Inc. Online Roadshow via Zoom meetings.

The company’s flagship product is the Drones Reimagined for Educational Application and Modification (DREAM) System, a customizable drone educational system that includes hardware,
software, and training modules which can be easily integrated into a school’s curriculum.

X-LIPAD Solutions Inc. was co-founded by a team of DLSU researchers, namely, Dr. Alvin Chua (ME), Dr. Edwin Sybingco (ECE), Engr. Antonette Roque (ECE), Dr. Rosemary Seva (IE), and
Engr. Leonard Ambata (ECE). The co-founders implemented the DOST-PCIEERD-funded X-LIPAD projects, which generated the intellectual property that will be licensed to the spinoff firm.

The roadshow featured a discussion of the DITO’s efforts to encourage spinoff formation at DLSU and its role in X-LIPAD Solutions Inc.’s journey, as well as a presentation of X-LIPAD Solutions Inc.’s history, mission-vision, milestones, and plans and a demonstration of the DREAM System.

Through the event, the company hoped to encourage members of the DLSU community to form spinoffs. It also provided an opportunity to identify DLSU departments and units that might be interested in using the DREAM System.

At the end of the roadshow, X-LIPAD Solutions Inc. selected a DLSU unit or department that would receive a free DREAM system.