Partnership
Zuppa and IISc set up drone research centre
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Zuppa
- What it does
- Drone research centre
- Kind
- Partnership
- Based in
- Chennai
- Founded
- 2008
What they do
Zuppa partnered with the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, to create a drone Centre of Excellence
What happened
It sits in IISc's mechanical engineering department and focuses on research, design and testing of autonomous drones
Why it matters
The centre targets navigation and platforms that cope with India's varied terrain and weather
The details
- The Centre of Excellence was announced in December 2025.
- It is hosted by IISc's mechanical engineering department.
- Work covers autonomy, performance and scalability.
- Uses are both civilian and strategic.
About Zuppa
- Product
- Cyber-secure drones, autopilots, and autonomous navigation systems
- Customers
- The Indian Armed Forces, defense agencies, and commercial enterprises requiring secure unmanned systems
- How it makes money
- Designs, manufactures, and sells indigenous cyber-secure drones, autopilot hardware, and navigation software
- What sets it apart
- Offers entirely homegrown, cyber-secure autopilot and navigation systems that operate without Chinese parts and function in GPS-denied environments
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