Made in India drones for defence and other industries
N. Ramakrishnan Arth Chowdhary had an abiding interest in aircraft, right from his school days. When he joined VIT for his mechanical engineering degree, he turned his attention to designing and making drones for various applications. He then teamed up with batchmates Oshi Kumari, who was also studying mechanical engineering, and Deyvant Bhardwaj, an Electrical […]
On a mission to find alternatives to animal trials
It was their concern for cruelty to animals which were being used extensively in drugs and cosmetics testing that was the trigger for them to brainstorm and come up with an alternative. Ranjith Kumar Velusamy, Manojkumar S and Pradeep Arunachalam knew each other when they were doing their Master’s in Biotechnology at VIT. During their […]
A self-confessed geek who found his calling at VIT
N. Ramakrishnan With business running in his DNA, it was hardly surprising that Sandal Kotawala, who hails from Jaipur, Rajasthan, had the best time of his life in the four years he spent on the VIT campus in Vellore, while he was pursuing a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering. His parents were jewellers and he remembers […]
Using black soldier fly larvae to compost organic waste
It was a serendipitous turn of events that saw TV Anup turn an entrepreneur. After completing his Master’s in Biotechnology from VIT, Anup worked in a number of companies, including pharmaceutical companies. His last stint was with a multinational FMCG company in Dubai. This was when he got married and returned to India so that […]
Helping tackle knee related problems using technology
Ashva Wearable has developed a wearable device that helps physiotherapists and orthopaedic doctors better treat knee pain in patients N. Ramakrishnan Anmol Ajay Saxena says she was always prone to knee injuries, especially when she was studying Electrical and Electronics Engineering at VIT Vellore. She had also seen her mother struggle with knee problems and […]
Propagating hydroponics to save on land and water
N. Ramakrishnan It was while they were doing their Master’s in the UK that the seeds of an idea for their own venture were sown in the minds of Tanmay M. Prasad and Vishant Savio Dmello. Tanmay, who did his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from VIT Vellore, went to the University of Leeds for his […]
Using motion sensor technology for industrial purposes
N. Ramakrishnan Using motion sensor technology for industrial purposes Araciv shortly hopes to deploy its solution for the automobile industry It was a hackathon in 2015 that got Adarsh Warrier and his friend and university batchmate Abhishek Satish on the path of entrepreneurship. While Warrier studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Satish was studying Electronics and […]
Solving for hardwater problem and developing a domestic hair care and personal care
Nishant Gupta and Palash Pandey were in the same batch of engineering at VIT. Nishant, who hails from Lucknow, joined the university for a Bachelor’s in Electronics and Instrumentation, while Palash, who hails from Indore, was in the Chemical Engineering Department. They met through a common friend and later became partners in a venture they […]
Accio Robotics will shortly launch an autonomous, mobile material-handling robot
It was a chance visit to a school for the visually impaired in Chennai that set Pranav Srinivasan and Tuhin Sharma, batchmates, roommates and mechanical engineering graduates from VIT, on the path of entrepreneurship. They were both enterprising by nature and were clear that they did not want to take the conventional route that most […]