Meet Kanav Jain: Scottish student who built a low-cost autonomous aircraft to deliver medicines to remote communities

Kanav Jain, a student from Broxburn, Scotland has been crowned UK Young Engineer of the Year for building a low-cost autonomous aircraft to deliver medicines to remote communities. His project titled 'AeroAid: autonomous VTOL quadplane' won at The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition held at The Big Bang Fair.According to a report by Plant & Works Engineering, Jain was inspired to help people in rural and remote regions where the delivery of essential emergency supplies is challenging due to a lack of reliable road access. Using his passion for drones, he designed and developed a small, low-cost autonomous aircraft that can carry and deliver medicine and other essential supplies quickly and efficiently.He hopes that his invention will help provide critical humanitarian support and save millions of lives. “It’s so surreal! The moment they say your name you completely zone out…because of how much effort you put into it, and to see all of that come to life is really great!” he said upon winning.Jain entered the competition with support from Thales via a community group, First Step Robotics and is currently in S4. He designed a VTOL quadplane that combines helic...