The concept of an army of drones that Mysterio used to trick Spider Man in the movie Spider Man: Far From Home, or the swarm of drones moving like birds in the popular video game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, isn't far from reality.
In the virtual world, the bad guys use drones to attain sinister objectives.
But a Bangalore-based startup — VFLYX India which carries out research and development on unmanned aerial vehicles in the country — has found noble civilian goals to use drone swarms in the areas of geo-mapping, agriculture sector, disaster management and even aerial entertainment.
The Telegraph spoke with Rohit Dey chief technology officer and Vishal Saurav chief executive officer of VFLYX, who said changing regulations have unlocked myriad opportunities for the indigenous development of the sector in India.
Born in Calcutta, Dey (24) is a former Nasa scientist who has studied aerospace science from University of Central Florida, US and a B.Sc. CME (advanced computer electronics and theoretical mathematics) from Christ University Bangalore.
He said that the list of use cases for drones is growing by the day and VFLYX has a differentiated objective to customize a basic drone platform for different end-uses. Governments and enterprises are at present the main users for hi-tech drones.
Continue reading: https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/drone-swarms-find-beneficial-use/cid/1835791
In the virtual world, the bad guys use drones to attain sinister objectives.
But a Bangalore-based startup — VFLYX India which carries out research and development on unmanned aerial vehicles in the country — has found noble civilian goals to use drone swarms in the areas of geo-mapping, agriculture sector, disaster management and even aerial entertainment.
The Telegraph spoke with Rohit Dey chief technology officer and Vishal Saurav chief executive officer of VFLYX, who said changing regulations have unlocked myriad opportunities for the indigenous development of the sector in India.
Born in Calcutta, Dey (24) is a former Nasa scientist who has studied aerospace science from University of Central Florida, US and a B.Sc. CME (advanced computer electronics and theoretical mathematics) from Christ University Bangalore.
He said that the list of use cases for drones is growing by the day and VFLYX has a differentiated objective to customize a basic drone platform for different end-uses. Governments and enterprises are at present the main users for hi-tech drones.
Continue reading: https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/drone-swarms-find-beneficial-use/cid/1835791
