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Hyderabad startup AkinAnalytics unveils multi-payload agri drone NIKA2
Times of India reports that Hyderabad-based women-led deeptech startup AkinAnalytics has developed NIKA2, an indigenous multi-payload drone for farmers and field-intensive sectors. Unanimously unveiled in New Delhi by union agriculture minister Shivraj…
The Story in Brief
Times of India reports that Hyderabad-based women-led deeptech startup AkinAnalytics has developed NIKA2, an indigenous multi-payload drone for farmers and field-intensive sectors. Unanimously unveiled in New Delhi by union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the drone carries a 16-litre spraying payload and a 12-litre spreading payload with a quick-change mechanism for switching between tasks. It features terrain-following technology, fail-safe functions and night-operation capability, and can operate on uneven or sloping farmland including tea estates in Shillong and Meghalaya.
The drone also supports aquaculture feed distribution. Founder and CEO Janaki Pulaparthi said the company aims to make drone technology versatile for farmers while building capabilities for multiple industries. AkinAnalytics is developing an AI-augmented analytics platform and digital twin technologies for sectors from agriculture to defence, and runs a DGCA-authorised remote pilot training centre in Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh.
The Indian Opinion
Indian drone startups are touted as farming game-changers, but the real test is adoption by smallholders who cannot afford Rs 5-lakh machines. AkinAnalytics has a smart quick-change nozzle and terrain-following tech, yet the story underplays ground-level barriers: maintenance in remote villages, spare parts, and the monthly income of a farmer. Watch for the number of units actually sold to non-institutional buyers in the next six months.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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