Stories from 400 Feet

Building a Tool to Save Lives: Founder Divy Shrivastava Talks About How Paladin Got into Developing Autonomous Drone as a First Responder Solutions

May 06, 2022 Danielle Gagne, Chief Storyteller for Drone Network News at Volatus Aerospace Season 1 Episode 9
Stories from 400 Feet
Building a Tool to Save Lives: Founder Divy Shrivastava Talks About How Paladin Got into Developing Autonomous Drone as a First Responder Solutions
Show Notes

When  a childhood friend's house burned down in his tight knit Indian immigrant community, Divy Shrivastava began asking questions. What did fire fighters and other first responders need to ensure better outcomes in emergencies? He kept hearing the same things: first responders needed more information before arriving on scene. From here, he built Paladin, a drone as a first responder system that can be deployed the second a 911 call is placed. For our third podcast in the AUVSI series, we spoke with Divy to learn more .