Autonomous drones and swarms, built by students.
We design, build and fly unmanned aircraft for search and rescue, from solo missions to coordinated swarms.
See our resultsJoin the team- Based in
- Bengaluru, India
- Flying since
- 2011
- College
- Ramaiah Institute of Technology
Where innovation takes flight.
Team Edhitha is a student team at Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, that designs, builds and flies autonomous aircraft. Our work is aimed at search and rescue: drones that can survey an area, find people and deliver help without a pilot.
Founded in 2011, we have flown at SUAS in the USA almost every year since. We won it in 2015, the first Asian team to do so, and in 2026 we won NIDAR in India, ahead of 350+ teams.
Meet the team →Our story →Competing since 2011. One team.
The journey
- 2011Founded
3rd in Autonomous Flight and 5th in Journal Presentation at SUAS.
- 20151st overall
Won SUAS outright, the first Asian team to do so in the history of the competition.
- 20165th overall
The year the team developed its own algorithm.
- 2018Mapping
Completed a mapping project for third parties covering about 8,000 acres.
- 2022Award
Dawn Jaeger Tenacity Award at SUAS.
- 2023Award
JustJoe Sportsmanship Award at SUAS.
- 20244th overall
First SAUVC, in Singapore. At SUAS: 4th overall and 1st in technical design and flight readiness.
- 20254th overall
3rd in technical design at SUAS.
- 20261st at NIDAR
Won the Disaster Management category ahead of 350+ teams across India. Built the swarm airframe for IARC.
Built to fly together.
At the International Aerial Robotics Competition on 12 August 2026, a team of lightweight autonomous aircraft had to cross a simulated minefield on their own.
Survey. Identify. Map.
No pilot. The aircraft survey the field, spot the threats, turn what they see into a map and work out a safe path through.
Cleared proof of autonomy.
Four of the seven teams did. Our closest run finished with one mine left in the path. No team completed the full mission this cycle.
IARC 2026 in detail →The mission continues.
Mission 10 carries into the next cycle, and so does our work. Build the next aircraft with us.
Meet the subteams →Four subteams, one aircraft.
Partners who keep us flying.
Our sponsors and partners make the aircraft, the travel and the testing possible.
Become a partner →
Recruitment is open.
- 1OrientationMeet the team and the subteams.
- 2ApplicationFill the form and pick your subteams.
- 3InterviewAptitude plus standard questions.
- 4AssignmentA task in your subteam.