The drones developed by IIT Guwahati start-up Drones Tech Lab have been providing solutions in serval areas including disaster management, agriculture, survey, and mapping.
Drones Tech Lab, one of the start-ups at IIT Guwahati Research Park has been at the forefront, technologically and creatively, in promoting disaster management caused by Cyclone Amphan by offering drone technology to aid frontline workers.
Over the years, these drones have been instrumental in handling challenges posed in the North East and Eastern parts of India ranging from floods to dengue. In yet another application, their drone-based solution can identify and indemnify different pests at a pace of one hectare/4 hour using their custom build solutions which involves drone platform, multiple band sensors, and AI-based application tools. The concerned area of pestation is then sprayed with necessary fertilizers, again with their specially designed UAV/Drones for the North East Terrains, spraying only at the area of pestation, thereby eliminating pests entirely, with the safety of crops and humans intact!
Prof TG Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati explained that since the inauguration of the Drone Centre at IIT Guwahati, there have been several projects where the use of drones is sought for faster data collection, whether it is a land survey, river mapping, agriculture, and healthcare and disaster management. “IIT Guwahati will maximize its efforts to provide drone-based services to the state and the region considering the difficult terrain. The present drone show at the R-day event will help in publicising this technology for the benefit of the masses.”
Extending their solution portfolio to the domain of Survey and Mapping, Drones Tech Lab has catered to different markets encompassing several Indian States which include Karnataka, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya to name a few.
