10-minute-long Drone Show will showcase government achievements @75 through many creative formations in the dark sky
New Delhi: India will become the 4th country after China, Russia and the United Kingdom to carry out a large scale show with 1000 drones lighting up the sky during this year’s ‘Beating the Retreat Ceremony’ on January 29. The drone show will be 10 minutes long in duration, and will showcase government achievements on the 75th year of Indian Independence through many creative formations in the dark sky.
The novel ‘Drone Show’ to commemorate the 75th year of Independence has been conceptualised by Botlab Dynamics Private Limited, a start-up supported by Technology Development Board, under DST and incubated at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh informed today that Botlab in association with Ministry of Defence had conceptualized the novel show. He said the project was developed indigenously within the country, developing all the necessary components, including both hardwares and softwares such as the flight controller (brain of the drone); precision GPS; motor controller; Ground Control Station (GCS) algorithms.
Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Dr S. Chandrasekhar, said, Botlab was financially supported for the project, “Design and Development of a Reconfigurable Swarming System Consisting of 500-1000 Drones for 3D Choreographed Drone Light Shows”.
– global bihari bureau
