Chennai-based start-up to help develop AI-based unmanned ground vehicles for Army

The autonomous UGV can be used for logistics and surveillance at extreme weather and terrain conditions, said Vibhakar, one of the co-founders . . .
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Chennai-based start-up to help develop AI-based unmanned ground vehicles for Army
The autonomous UGV can be used for logistics and surveillance at extreme weather and terrain conditions, said Vibhakar, one of the co-founders of the start-up Torus Robotic Pvt Ltd. CHENNAI: Indian Army jawans deployed at high altitude could now heave a sigh of relief as a Chennai-based start-up started by three engineering graduates has tied up with BEML for joint development of Artificial intelligence (AI) based indigenous unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). The founders of the startup -- Vibhakar Senthil, Vignesh M, Abbhi Vignesh K, all mechatronics engineers and holding Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree --, were struggling initially but their resilience paid off when they tied up with BEML to develop AI-based unmanned ground vehicles. "The product we are going to develop is 750Kg UGV, which can be used for extreme weather and terrain conditions. It is autonomous and can be used for logistics and surveillance," said Vibhakar, one of the co-founders of the start-up T…