Made-in-A.P. drone launched

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched a drone jointly manufactured by the A.P. Innovation Society and Omnipresent Robot Tech, at the Collectors’ conference on Friday.

Utility

Minister of IT N. Lokesh and Principal Secretary (IT) K. Vijayanand told Mr. Naidu that the drone was made in Visakhapatnam and it would be first deployed for capturing the progress of rural roads and used for other applications in due course.

Mr. Vijayanand said, these devices, branded as ‘Amaravati drones,’ have an endurance of 40 minutes and can carry payloads of up to one kg, and they could be custom-made to suit the requirements of various user departments. Besides, by using the drones for training purpose, the State could generate revenue.