IIT-Delhi to set up drone tech park on Sonipat campus

NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi is in the process of establishing a centre at its Sonipat campus, which will focus on drone technology.

According to senior officials, the ‘drone technology park’ will be training pilots and imparting knowledge on the fundamentals of drone technology, how they can be controlled and so on.

Those wishing to test a technology will also be able to access the park as it will also act as a validation centre, officials said. The park will be under I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics (IHFC) – the technology innovation hub of IIT-D.

Elaborating on the project, Professor SK Saha, project director at IHFC, said, “At the drone technology park we will provide training to new pilots.