Kerala joins hands with IIT Kanpur & Genrobotics for ventilators. Kerala State IT Dept & KSUM will lead the venture. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre will also take part in the project. Genrobotics is known for developing the sewage cleaning robot. IIT Kanpur had recently introduced the prototype of a portable ventilator. If COVID cases rise in the country, there will be more demand for ventilators.