IIT Hyderabad, Terra Drone to build a drone centre in India
- 21 April, 2019
In order to speed up the development of drones in India, Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation, Terra Drone India and the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad have signed a pact to establish a first of its Centre of Excellence for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in India. According to the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the centre will be set up at IIT Hyderabad. Terra Drone will support IIT Hyderabad to organise workshops, seminars, lectures and joint projects. Terra Drone India would also offer internship programmes to talented students and prepare them for the real-world technology applications.
Terra Drone Corporation is one of the world’s largest providers of industrial drone solutions. The company is at the frontline of several innovations in the aviation industry, including promoting the application of AI technologies in drones and providing advisory services to the ongoing ‘flying car’ project in Japan.
Terra Drone India- a part of the Terra Drone Group, offers a complete sales-service-support module for the drone ecosystem in India. ‘As the world’s fastest growing major economy, the potential for commercial drone market in India is huge,’ stated Toru Tokushige, CEO, Terra Drone Corporation.
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