Yash Savani is an alum of Dhirubhai Ambani International School.
Two students at Stanford University have developed a personal drone for home which can perform many functions, including delivering food and medicine, and filming indoors and outdoors. Digital Journal reported that anyone can easily make apps for the drone.
The drone named ADIA can learn new skills by installing new apps using a phone. It can even send alerts to owners if someone breaks into the house.
The drone was developed by Yash Savani, an Artificial Intelligence researcher from Mumbai, India and Lucas Roitman, from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Roitman is the founder and CEO of ADIA platform.
The drone is fitted with multiple cameras and sensors to understand its environment. Artificial Intelligence algorithms are included to perform sensor fusion, map environments, and recognize and track people based on their faces and body movement.
Using, CODE, an integrated development platform provided by the makers, users can make a five-minute program for drone app and can run the code immediately without the burden of uploading.
“In the beginning, we are thinking of launching three different apps: Film, for indoor or outdoor filming, Deliver, for food or product delivery, such as medicine, and Secure, for private security at home,” said the team.
Researchers like Tushar Soni, who’s focused on the deep-learning aspects, and Naman Gupta, who is currently implementing the SLAM 3D mapping algorithm have also contributed to the development of AIDA. They have designed the prototype, and now they are partnering with venture capital firms.
ADIA’s CEO said that they aim to “deliver drones to the the mainstream person, so that every household has one, and put them at the service of the individual, not only big faceless corporations.”
Savani is a programmer and engineer with computer and electronics skills, from graphic design to embedded systems and Operating System Design. He did his schooling at Dhirubhai Ambani International School.