Let’s say you are Rutgers University, and your makerspace has become an integral resource for the development of student projects and faculty inventions. It’s essential that it be responsive to the research needs of the university. Then, COVID-19 strikes. For safety reasons, you can’t open the makerspace to students, faculty and others who need it. But the research and projects still must go on. What’s your solution?
In this case, the makerspace turned to Aersys, based in Piscataway, a startup formed by college students from across New Jersey. The company installed a contactless pickup terminal at the Rutgers Makerspace, with plans to integrate drone and rover delivery in the coming years.
NJTechWeekly.com spoke to Vallab Nayak, co-founder and CEO of Aersys, to catch up on the startup’s progress since the company appeared at a TechLaunch BullPen…
