About

Started as a student project. Built to be a company.

Skyro began as a research project at SRM University AP in Amaravati. The first aircraft was a quadcopter. The second is a winged VTOL.

September 2026

The Quadcopter

Carries up to 1 kg. It proved the hard part on campus: autonomous missions, navigation and completion.

October 2026

The VTOL

The same vertical take-off, with a 1.61 m wing to go further on the same battery.

The people who build and fly it.

  • Portrait of Sai Sankar
    Sai SankarFounder

    Created Skyro. Software, the apps and Fleet AI; ground station operator on field tests.

  • Portrait of P.S.S. Manikanta
    P.S.S. ManikantaElectronics and flight

    Remote pilot in command on field tests. Assistant Research Engineer, Drone Centre, SRM University AP.

  • Portrait of Dr. Pradyut Kumar Sanki
    Dr. Pradyut Kumar SankiFaculty guide

    Associate Professor, Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRM University AP.

  • Portrait of Ramprasad Reddy Barre
    Ramprasad Reddy BarreBattery systems

    Custom lithium-ion packs. Take-off safety lead on field tests.

  • Portrait of Keerthi Tadikonda
    Keerthi TadikondaVending machine automation

    Automating the vending machine: the roof hatch, the lift and the chambers.

  • Portrait of Manikanta Challa
    Manikanta ChallaTesting

    Test stands, tuning and flight-stability checks.

  • Portrait of Allenki Ashwith
    Allenki AshwithAvionics and flight systems

    Flight-controller hardware and sensor integration. Field observer.

  • Portrait of Jangam Sanjay
    Jangam SanjayOnboard computing

    FPGA computing for real-time data on the aircraft. Field observer.

  • Portrait of Kanakam Manoj Kumar
    Kanakam Manoj KumarPower electronics

    An in-house motor controller, from simulation to bench test. Field observer.

  • Portrait of Deekshith
    DeekshithResearch and development

    Research and development. Field observer.

SRM University AP

Built at SRM University AP.

Skyro was designed, built and first flown at SRM University AP, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh.

Press kit.

The logo and the launch film. For anything else, use the press option on the contact page.