IIT Guwahati Develops Drone For Warehouse Management

Warehouse drones’ for warehouse management, ‘Reaper drones’ for military and law enforcement and ‘Ornithopter’ based on the design of birds for surveillance in tight spaces are among the various drones developed by the aeromodelling club at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati. The club is encouraging students to harness creativity, technology and innovation in aeromodelling and develop smart drones with an easy interface for common people, an official said.

“The club has developed different types of drones, including ‘Warehouse drones’ for warehouse management, ‘Reaper drones’ for military and law enforcement, ‘Ornithopter’ based on the design of birds that can be used for surveillance in tight spaces, for wildlife photography, and ‘RAVEN’, an indigenously developed VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) capable fixed-winged aircraft,” said Chivukula Vasudeva Sastri, a professor at the Department of Chemistry, IIT Guwahati.