{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ashin Krishna on CocoBot: The World\u2019s Fastest &amp; Lightest Coconut Harvesting Machine?","description":"In this episode of Dream Malayalam, I sit down with Ashin Krishna, founder of Altersage Innovations, the startup behind CocoBot \u2014 described as the world\u2019s fastest, lightest, and most advanced coconut harvesting machine. Kerala faces a growing shortage of skilled coconut climbers. Harvesting is risky, physically demanding, and increasingly unsustainable. Instead of accepting the problem, Ashin asked a bold question: How can I solve this problem? From prototypes and early failures to building a real tech startup in Kerala, Ashin shares the mindset, challenges, and vision behind CocoBot. We discuss innovation in agriculture, building hardware startups in India, and why world-class technology can emerge from local problems. This is more than a robotics story. It\u2019s about courage, persistence, and creating solutions from the ground up. \ud83c\udfa7 Listen now to discover how one idea is reimagining coconut harvesting. ","author_name":"Dream Malayalam podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.dreammalayalam.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40222290\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40222290"}