Company Overview: Astroc As Technology Pvt. Ltd.

Astroc As Technology Pvt. Ltd. is a pioneering indigenous UAV and UGV systems company headquartered in India, registered under the Startup India initiative, DIPP, MSME, and affiliated with NSIC and the Government e-Marketplace (GeM).

Founded with the spirit of Atmanirbhar Bharat and the Make in India mission, Astroc focuses on the design, development, integration, and deployment of advanced unmanned systems—both aerial and ground-based—tailored for Indian terrains, civilian applications, and defense ecosystems.

Key Competencies:

🚁 UAV/Drone Systems:

• Airframe Design & Custom Manufacturing for various classes including up to 50 kg payload drones.

• Indigenous UAS Development with full-stack integration: navigation, telemetry, flight control, and AI-based mission planning.

• Agri-Tech Solutions through Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS) platforms, precision spraying, and multispectral mapping.

• Development of computer vision and sensor fusion-based autonomy for dense terrain and GPS-denied environments.

• Ongoing R&D into hydrogen fuel cell propulsion for longer-endurance UAV missions.

• DGCA-compliant SOPs and safety-first operations with SORA-style risk assessments, including OEM-integrated parachute systems for KE mitigation.

🚜 UGV Systems (Unmanned Ground Vehicles):

• Indigenous UGV architecture for ISR, logistics, and border surveillance missions.

• Modular AI/ML-based UGV platforms under development, leveraging military-grade ruggedization, sensor fusion, and autonomous decision-making.

• Compatible with remote control and semi-autonomous navigation, with mission-planning capabilities suited for defense and disaster response.

• Designed for seamless future manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) operations and field-tested in simulation environments.

Strategic Achievements:

• Winner of multiple national innovation grants, including DRDO Dare to Dream, NIDHI-SSS, CTIC Cleantech Challenge, and STPI OctaNE programs.

• Incubated at leading national CoEs such as T-Hub, IIT Delhi, STPI Guwahati, and NIDHI-SSS.

• Active pilots with marquee partners such as Syngenta, IFFCO, Prasad Seeds, AP Drones Corporation, AIIMS, and multiple state agriculture departments.

• Proven expertise in precision manufacturing for defense-grade equipment, with a 35+ year legacy of supplying HAL, DRDO, BEL, BDL, etc.

Vision:

To position India as a global hub for indigenous unmanned systems by developing scalable, modular, and smart platforms that bridge the gap between aerospace-grade innovation and on-ground operational needs—in sectors ranging from agriculture and defense to disaster response and infrastructure.