InstitutionIIT Kanpur
Agriculture Practices Using Drones: Plan, Design, Build & Fly
Organised by AARDO, Government of India
Drone design, field deployment and applied agri-tech workflows
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Pinak Pani Dixit
Founder & CEO, Robonox
“Empowering talent and organizations with impactful Technology and Innovative Solutions.”
Pinak is a tech founder and product leader working across AI, cloud, and intelligent hardware, from robots and IoT systems to UAV platforms. At Robonox, he drives the vision, strategy, and execution of R&D-led products and collaborations with institutions and organizations, turning emerging technology into meaningful, real-world impact.
Background & Impact
An engineering foundation in electronics and communication, hands-on experience across hardware and AI systems, and a global footprint with learners, teams and partners across countries.
Technical Background
B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering from NIT Srinagar, with GATE EC 2024 qualified, a strong base in communication systems, embedded electronics, and digital design.
Research & Innovation
Former Research Associate at IIT Kanpur (UAV communication) with research experience at IIT Ropar in Digital Electronics and Python programming, combining deep technical work with real-world impact.
Engineering Leadership
Experienced as Manager, Product Engineering at ASPL, Singapore, leading cross-functional teams across MERN, cloud, and AI to build scalable enterprise automation platforms from concept to deployment.
Global Impact
Designed and delivered programs that have reached learners and organizations across the USA, Canada, Singapore, New Zealand, Morocco, Oman, Lebanon, Mauritius, Zambia and more, blending R&D, collaboration and capability-building.
Journey
From Curious Builder to Global Tech Founder
The journey began in 2019 with robots, custom circuits, drones and experimental code on the workbench. Pinak spent his early years building intelligent hardware prototypes and embedded systems, exploring how software, AI and communication systems can come together in real products, not just on paper.
In 2022, he founded Robonox to turn that obsession into a platform, bringing together R&D, product thinking and hands-on technology experiences. Robonox now works across Robotics, IoT, UAVs and AI-driven platforms, partnering with institutions and organizations to design innovation labs, build solutions and run high-impact programs.
Today, Robonox and Pinak's work span 10+ countries, collaborating with universities, schools and industry partners. The focus: taking ideas from concept to deployment, and using technology, research and collaboration to create meaningful, real-world impact.
Building Products & Enabling People
Combining product leadership with hands-on work in robotics, drones, IoT and AI, across products, institutions and innovation programs.
What he builds & leads
- Leading the development of a next-generation AI-enabled enterprise automation platform to streamline business operations end-to-end.
- Managing cross-functional teams across MERN stack, cloud infrastructure and AI/ML systems with a focus on scalability, reliability and performance.
- Aligning technology initiatives with strategic business objectives, ensuring every product decision contributes measurable value.
- Driving products from concept to deployment, balancing deep engineering with clear communication to stakeholders.
How he shares expertise
- Designing and leading high-impact programs in Robotics, IoT, Drones and AI for schools, universities and organizations.
- Creating project-based journeys that take teams from fundamentals to deployable prototypes and real-world solutions.
- Advising students and professionals on R&D projects, competitions and long-term technology roadmaps.
- Building innovation-driven environments where people and teams can experiment, iterate and ship with confidence.
Invited Speaker & Mentor
Pinak is regularly invited to share his work at the intersection of Robotics, AI, IoT, drones and product engineering with students, researchers and young professionals.
His sessions blend deep engineering practice, product thinking and candid career insights for people who want to build in technology, not just study it.
Selected institutions:
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Jammu
- NIT Srinagar
- IISER Pune
- and several other leading engineering colleges and schools.
Expert Talks · Mentorship
Topics, Pinak Often Speaks About
Sessions are tailored to the context of the institute or organization and typically explore themes such as:
- Robotics & IoT for real-world problem solving
- AI & Machine Learning as a builder's toolkit
- UAVs, communication systems & embedded intelligence
- Building innovation labs and project-driven learning cultures
Recent Expert Talks
Recent expert talks on next-generation technologies
Invited sessions on AI, drones, robotics and product engineering for institutions building future-ready technology ecosystems.
Delivered for premier institutes and technical campuses focused on innovation and emerging technologies.
InstitutionNIT Srinagar
Current Growing Fields in Technology
Expert interaction for students exploring emerging technology domains
Career direction, innovation trends and high-growth technical fields
View referenceInstitutionSIRT Bhopal
AI Tools & Its Application in Engineering
Applied engineering session for future-ready technical practice
Practical AI tooling, workflows and implementation in engineering
View referenceInstitutionInstitute of Engineering & Technology, Khandari, Agra
Drone Development & Prototyping
Expert talk on building UAV systems from concept to prototype
Drone architecture, prototyping methods and product development
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