When Prem Kumar Vislawath, Suraj Peddi, and Sai Kumar Chinthala founded Marut Drones in 2019, IIT-Guwahati classmates were attempting to solve the problem of mosquitoes near lakes in Telangana.
The startup employs technology to develop solutions for mosquito control, rapid deforestation that contributes to climate change, the inaccessibility of timely medical supplies in remote areas, and agricultural inefficiencies.
It combines the power of emerging technologies such as drones, the Internet of Things (IoT), and artificial intelligence (AI) with traditional scientific knowledge to create innovative drone solutions for healthcare, the environment, afforestation, and agriculture.
Drone technology adoption is still in its early stages in India, and Marut hopes to accelerate this by transforming drones into agents of change to advance social development.
“To facilitate this, we work with premier scientific institutions to develop futuristic solutions with research-backed protocols. Our aim is to create a range of drones for mosquito eradication, medicine delivery to remote areas, rapid reforestation and minimisation of manual labour for agricultural processes, among other things,” adds Sai.
Marut’s drones include the Marut Zap, which aids in mosquito eradication; Hepicopter, which enables rapid delivery of medicines to inaccessible areas; Seedcopter, which aids in rapid and scalable reforestation; and Agricopter, which aids in precision agriculture.
In addition to AI and IoT, Marut collects and uses data using ML (machine learning), imaging technologies, heat maps, GIS (geographic information system), LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), and other technologies.