The students of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham developed a tree-climbing coconut-harvesting robot, called Amaran. The prototype device was designed and built by a team led by Dr. Rajesh Kannan Megalingam, Asst. Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri. The robot is currently in its sixth iteration, and has been in development for three years.
