Teen’s scrap-built KrushiBot could revolutionise farming

June 25, 2025 Innovation Valli Sarvani

In the quiet village of Awankhed in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, a 17-year-old is rewriting the story of rural innovation.

While most teens are buried in books or busy on smartphones, Aditya Pingale has built a working robot to solve a daily pain point for farmers.

His creation, called KrushiBot, is a mobile-controlled, low-cost robot made entirely from scrap materials.

Its purpose is simple yet powerful: to take over the physically demanding task of spraying pesticides in fields.

Aditya’s idea was born out of empathy. He watched his uncle, a farmer, return home every day worn out from carrying a 20-litre pesticide tank on his back. So, he wanted to build a machine that could help his uncle.

With help from his school and using discarded parts, he built the first KrushiBot.

The machine moves through fields and sprays crops using commands from a mobile phone, no need for the farmer to carry heavy loads anymore.

Unlike high-end farming tools from big companies, KrushiBot is made for India’s small farmers.

It’s affordable, easy to use, and designed for the needs of villages where resources are limited but challenges are plenty.

The robot also addresses serious health concerns. Manual pesticide spraying often leads to long-term joint and muscle issues.

KrushiBot reduces that risk while saving time and effort. Although still a prototype, KrushiBot has gained attention from local authorities and agri-tech experts.

If scaled, it could help millions of small farmers across India, offering a low-cost alternative to expensive machinery.

At a time when many rural youth leave for cities in search of opportunities, Aditya’s journey tells a different story.

Innovation doesn’t need big labs or big budgets, just empathy, vision, and a desire to solve real problems.

From the fields of Nashik, KrushiBot stands as a beacon for accessible, sustainable agri-tech and a reminder that real change often starts at home.

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