TechnologyPhoto: Zee News HindiSwadeshi Empresa's Firefighting Robot Wins iDEX, Gets Air Force Order
Out of 1,106 proposals in the Defence Innovation Organisation's SPRINT challenges launched in July 2022, 118 won funding, including a firefighting robot from Swadeshi Empresa Private Limited near Ahmedabad. Four years later, this Made in India robot leads iDEX's procurement orders as of June 2026, moving from prototype to air base deployment. The initiative aims to bring 75 indigenous technologies into service, with grants supporting prototype development.
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