The TCS drone research lab will focus on experimentation and co-innovation for customers to build solutions for specific industry problems.
India's largest IT services firm TCS has established its first research lab for drones in the US to address the rapidly rising demand for these unmanned aerial vehicles and business solutions.
The lab will focus on experimentation and co-innovation for customers to build solutions for specific industry problems, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said in a statement.
The TCS Drones Research Lab – which has been set up in the company's Ohio campus - features both indoor labs, showcase, warehouse, & outdoor terrain footprints. It aims to provides a rapid experimentation and co-innovation environment for customers to build solutions for specific industry problems in accelerated 30-60-90-day delivery cycles.
"Forward thinking companies worldwide are at different stages of exploring drone technology to reimagine existing operational processes and transform the way they do business," TCS EVP and Chief Technology Officer K Ananth Krishnan said.
"The Drones Research Lab combines the latest in drone technology with cutting edge research from our labs, and enables our customers to rapidly build innovative solutions." He added.
This lab is an extension of the global TCS Research and Innovation ecosystem that brings the combined expertise of its labs, start-ups, academia, and technology partners closer to customers. The fully operational lab is demonstrating solutions for insurance, manufacturing, logistics, and transportation industries, as well as specific environmental applications, the company said in a statement.
The Seven Hills Park facility was established in 2008 as TCS' largest and first North American digital centre for advanced technologies. The campus has over 1,000 employees.