Notable Alumni

Drones Revolutionizing Agriculture and Aquaculture

Aswin P. Nair, Managing Director and CTO of NexoSpark and an alumnus of the Robotics and Automation 2020 batch, was featured in the September 2025 edition of the Malayalam magazine Karshakashree. The feature highlighted the innovative drones he has designed and developed for applications such as crop fertilization in farm fields and automated feeding in aqua fish farms and hatcheries. He also shared insights into his latest innovation, “Asthra,” a drone jointly developed by IIIT Kottayam and NexoSpark, reflecting significant advancements in agricultural and aquaculture technology.