Nepal, April 17 -- Garuda hopes the new government will ease restrictions that have grounded UAV applications The series Nepal Made profiles Nepali products and the people who make them possible.

Named after the mythical bird-like creature, GarudX is Nepal's first precision manufacturer of UAV platforms. They offer a wide range of drone products and services.

Last month, GarudX won first place at the US-Nepal Startup Weekend Challenge, a three-day accelerator-style program that gathered 25 of Nepal's most promising early-stage companies.

These include custom drones, cinematography, virtual tours, first-person-view (FPV), drone racing, 3D reconstruction, ground control software, and drone light shows.

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