SORA Technology Co., Ltd. (Headquartered in Nagoya, Japan; Founder & CEO: Yosuke Kaneko), a frontier technology startup addressing infectious diseases and climate change through drones and AI, has published its first-ever Impact Report 2025 (Beta Edition).

This report has been developed and released to share with stakeholders the changes that are beginning to emerge through SORA Technology’s activities, as well as the long-term impact the company aims to achieve.

Focusing on mosquito-borne infectious diseases such as malaria—one of the world’s most pressing global health challenges—the report explores the potential of a new problem-solving approach enabled by AI-powered drone technologies, guided by SORA Technology’s mission: “Revolutionizing human lifestyle from the sky (SORA).”  It also presents the company’s approach to impact creation, structured through a logic model and supported by empirical data.

Impact Report 2025（Beta Edition）

Link to the Impact Report: Here

Key Highlights of the Impact Report 2025 (Beta Edition)

• Clarifying the Structure of Social Challenges Caused by Malaria
  The report highlights the structural nature of malaria as a social challenge, illustrating its impacts not only on health but also on labor productivity, education, and local economies. It also analyzes how the invisibility of mosquito breeding sites has historically made effective interventions difficult.
• Presenting an Innovative Drone x AI Approach
  The report introduces SORA Technology’s technological approach, which shifts Larval Source Management from reliance on individual experience to data-driven decision-making enabled by aerial observation and AI-powered analysis.
• Visualizing the Impact Creation Framework and Logic Model
  It clearly outlines, as a hypothesis, how the introduction of the technology can lead to measurable outcomes and long-term impact through a structured logic model.
• Insights into Potential Improvements in Cost-Effectiveness through Field Validation
  Demonstration projects conducted in the Republic of Ghana revealed opportunities to improve efficiency and sustainability, particularly in water body detection,  larvicide usage, and reduction of labor burden.
• Potential Social and Economic Spillover Effects
  Visualizing infection risk holds potential to enhance future administrative decision-making, enable early warning systems, and contribute to reducing environmental impact.
• Expansion of Global Partnerships
  Through collaboration with government agencies, international organizations, and research institutions across multiple countries, the report highlights the scalability and global applicability of SORA Technology’s approach in the global health sector.
• Voices of Expectation from the Field
  Beyond quantitative results, the report features perspectives from healthcare workers, government officials, and local practitioners, capturing emerging signs of change and expectations for the role of technology on the ground.

Toward Sustainable Impact Creation

Starting with the concrete challenge of malaria control, SORA Technology has explored more effective and sustainable solutions by combining aerial data with strong on-the-ground implementation capabilities.

These efforts have drawn positive attention from leaders and practitioners engaged in the global health sector, who have expressed expectations regarding the company’s future potential and social significance.

Looking ahead, SORA Technology aims to scale its impact by continuously accumulating insights and data gained through field demonstrations, while evolving its technology, expanding its application areas and partnerships, and strengthening its organizational capabilities. Through this process, the company seeks to balance social value creation with long-term business sustainability.

How can technologies from the sky (SORA) better serve human lives and livelihoods? SORA Technology will continue to engage with this question, learning from voices in the field and pursuing the full potential of its approach.

About SORA Technology

Company Name: SORA Technology Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: 2-14-1 Nagono, Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Representative: Yosuke Kaneko (Founder & CEO)
Established: 2020
Business: Development and provision of drone- and AI-powered technologies for infectious disease control, agricultural support, and climate adaptation.
Mission: SORA Technology is committed to the mission of “Transforming people’s lives from the sky (SORA).” By leveraging advanced drone and AI technologies, the company aims to help build safe and prosperous societies anywhere in the world. Centered in Africa and other developing regions, SORA provides a wide range of services, from infectious disease surveillance and control to agricultural productivity enhancement and climate adaptation support.

Website: https://sora-technology.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sora-technology/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sora.technology/