Skylark Drones: The pioneers in commercial drones

25 Apr 2022 CW Team

Technology has been accelerating at a tremendous and fascinating rate. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation have led the wave of the current industrial revolution. Additionally, the pandemic has given technology adoption a boost, with even traditionally technology-resistant sectors attempting to integrate technology into their operations.

One exciting development in automation has been the advent of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or, as they are popularly called, drones. Drones have been around for a while now but had mostly been deployed for military or defence purposes. The commercialisation of drones, while recognised as a trend, was still a thing of the future 鈥� until everything changed. As Mrinal Pai, Co-Founder, Skylark Drones, observes, 鈥淭he pandemic had an unprecedented impact on businesses globally, forcing many traditional businesses and industries to reinvent their operation models...

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