With expertise in electronics and innovation management, she has focused her career on robotics. She develops initiatives that combine education, research, and social engagement.

Yapi Danila Christiana, an Ivorian mathematician and roboticist, has focused her career on robotics, developing initiatives that combine education, research, and social engagement.

With expertise in electronics and innovation management, she founded YADAC Robotics in 2023. The organization trains young people and professionals in robotics and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). YADAC Robotics also hosts webinars and workshops to make robotics more accessible and to integrate it into Côte d’Ivoire's educational system and daily life.

Her most notable initiative is the Yadac Robotics Challenge, an annual national competition that brings together students and robotics enthusiasts. The second edition, held in July 2025 at Félix Houphouët-Boigny University in Abidjan, challenged teams to present solutions on the theme "Robotics and Climate: Reducing Carbon Emissions Through Technological Innovation." Her work earned her the Jury Prize at the Orange Social Entrepreneur Prize in Africa and the Middle East (POESAM).

In addition, Yapi is the Côte d’Ivoire representative for Experiential Robotics, an international platform. She is also the national organizer for the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge, an initiative of the International Telecommunication Union. She also mentors the national team for the FIRST Global international robotics competition and serves as a consultant for robotics-related educational programs at the U.S. Embassy in Côte d’Ivoire.

After graduating with a degree in mathematics from Nangui Abrogoua University, Yapi worked as an IT assistant for MAXHUB AFRICA, a company specializing in collaboration solutions, from 2019 to 2021. In 2021, she was recognized at the fourth edition of a robotics competition organized by the U.S. Embassy in Côte d’Ivoire.

Melchior Koba