Kochi-based startup EyeROV makes it to YourStory’s Tech30 list for bringing in data-led reporting and ease-of-use in marine inspections with its compact remotely operated drone.

Marine robotics is not ecommerce or entertainment. You don’t hear about it every day. But the critical nature of the industry cannot be undermined.

Experts say that advanced marine technologies can potentially solve large-scale societal and ecological problems of the world. But does India have cutting-edge machinery to scan its vast oceans effectively and safely?

Kochi-based entrepreneur Johns T Mathai asked the same question while working at GreyOrange as a firmware engineer, only to realise that underwater inspection was “way more challenging” than doing it on land or air