Dronnayak
An open exploration into drone telemetry, connectivity, and autonomy — built slowly, openly, and with curiosity.
Dronnayak is a learning-driven project focused on understanding how drones communicate, how telemetry moves reliably, and how connected drone systems can be built from first principles.
Why This Exists
Modern drones are powerful, but their connectivity and observability are still fragile.
Limited Range
Telemetry often disappears outside local radio links.
Low Observability
Understanding what a drone is doing remotely is still difficult.
System Complexity
Drones behave like distributed systems, but are rarely treated as such.
What Is Being Explored
Dronnayak explores drones as connected systems — not isolated flying machines.
Open by Design
This project is built openly because complex systems benefit from many perspectives. Code and experiments are shared to invite critique and accelerate learning.
About
Dronnayak is led by Kunal Duran — a backend engineer and DGCA-certified drone pilot.
With experience in backend systems and IoT device management, this project bridges software infrastructure with autonomous drone systems.
This is not a company (yet). It is a space for learning, experimentation, and thoughtful discussion.
Discussion & Feedback
If you’ve worked in drones, robotics, autonomy, or embedded systems and have perspectives to share — especially critical ones — they are welcome.