Drone of '3 Idiots' could serve Army

The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that grabbed eyeballs in the Aamir Khan-starrer 3 Idiots could soon be used by the Indian Army and a host of security forces, including the National Security Guard (NSG), for reconnaissance in anti-terror and counter-insurgency situations.

The machine that the student of engineering designed in the film — and which tragically found him hanging in his room on its maiden flight — is the same as the one built by IdeaForge, a company founded by three IIT Bombay alumni ... Ankit Mehta ('05), Rahul Singh ('06), Ashish Bhat ('06). The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has tied up with IdeaForge to refine the UAV — now named Netra — and is learnt to be preparing to pitch it to the Army ... more.

ideaForge is a start-up founded by three IIT Bombay alumni in Feb'2007. We are incubated in the Technology Business Incubator, SINE, IIT Bombay. We have received product development support from the Govt. of India under the TePP scheme of DSIR. Apart from the support from our incubator we are also funded by an angel investor who is focused on cleantech opportunities in India ... www.ideaforge.co.in.