New Delhi, NFAPost: Omnipresent Robot Technologies became the winner of the ADITI 1.0 Challenge for the “Indigenous Development of High-Resolution Elevation Models and Ground Control Points using Space-Based SAR.” This prestigious challenge was organised by the iDEX Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO), Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
The award was presented to Omnipresent by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the DefConnect event held at the Manekshaw Center, New Delhi.
Talking to TheNFAPost, Omnipresent Robot Technologies Founder and CEO Akash Sinha said ADITI 1.0 Challenge award is a milestone in the journey of the company.
“It is important to note that Omnipresent Robot Technologies won the wards after a rigorous evaluation of 72 competing companies. It is a testimony of hardware put by Omnipresent in developing frontier technologies and solutions indigenously,” said Omnipresent Robot Technologies Founder and CEO Akash Sinha.
As part of this achievement, Omnipresent will receive a grant of Rs 25 crore ($3Million)—likely the largest government grant awarded to startups. Upon successful product development, the contract is expected to generate a minimum order quantity (MOQ) exceeding 10 times the total project value.
The Indian Army’s near-term demand for this technology is immense, potentially leading to orders far beyond the initial MOQ. Ministry of Defence has already issued MOQs of over Rs 2700 crore on IDEX projects even though they had a substantially smaller grant amount.
“Our indigenous SAR sensor payload, developed under this award, will leverage cutting-edge SAR technology to build a satellite payload capable of capturing high-resolution, all-weather, and all-time imagery,” said Omnipresent Robot Technologies Founder and CEO Akash Sinha.
When combined with our advanced hardware and AI module at the ground control station, Omnipresent Robot Technologies Founder and CEO Akash Sinha said this solution will enable the automatic generation of highly accurate digital elevation models of the Earth’s surface, using ground control points.
He also said this technology is set to meet the next-generation 3D mapping and surveillance needs of the Indian defense and corporate sector.
“Earlier we had signed an IDEX contract to build an AI-based payload for defense satellites for change detection in near real-time. We are proud to be collaborating with India’s leading scientists and academic institutions, such as Shiv Nadar University, to drive this groundbreaking innovation forward,” said Omnipresent Robot Technologies Founder and CEO Akash Sinha.
