Padmashri Dr Mylswamy Annadurai Joins Board Of Directors Of SS Innovations

SS Innovations, India’s home-grown surgical robotic firm has announced the on-boarding of Padmashri Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai, popularly known as the Moon Man of India as a Director on its Board of Directors in both the Indian entity, SS Innovations Private Limited as well as in the global entity, SS Innovations International.

SSI MANTRA, the first and indigenously developed surgical robotic system and the brain child of Dr. Sudhir Prem Srivastava is second to none on features, usage, technology and stands on par with international surgical robotic systems, as per the statement from the company.

Welcoming Padmashri Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai on the Board of SS Innovations, Dr. Sudhir Prem Srivastava, Founder, Chairman and CEO, SS Innovations says, “Padmashri Dr. Annadurai is credited with putting India on the global map. His scientific temper in the field of robotics and new-age technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and sophisticated engineering projects, which underpins his passion for science and technology, augurs well for SS Innovations as we endeavour to improvise our robotic surgical system and chart our future with many other disruptive technologies that we plan to bring to reality.”

Commenting on his association with SS Innovations, Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai says “India has time and again demonstrated its technological prowess for the world to take notice of. The indigenously developed surgical robotic system, SSI MANTRA, is a demonstration of harnessing modern technologies and pushing its limits with the intent of taking it to the masses and the common man and proof that superior technology need not necessarily come with a weighted price tag.”

In his capacity as the Director on the Board of SS Innovations, Padmashri Dr. Annadurai, having led multiple space missions, demonstrates not only the ability to lead a team of scientists, but more importantly guide a team of engineers who have a developed a world class surgical robotic system on newer technologies and products. 

Dr. Annadurai would also be able to guide SS Innovations on potential collaborations with indigenously Indian companies who might be able to develop and produce some of the components that are presently used in the SSI Mantra System. This would further aid in reducing the cost of the technology while promoting indigenous Indian high tech companies.

Padmashri Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai, popularly known as the Moon Man of India is an Indian scientist who is credited with two major missions of ISRO – Chandrayaan 1 & 2 and Mangalyaan. 

His most highly publicised post was serving as program director of the Mars Orbiter Mission. After retiring from ISRO in 2019, Dr. Annadurai was the Vice President for Tamil Nadu State Council for Science ad Technology. He was also nominated as the Chairman, Board of Governors, National Design and Research Forum. Throughout his career he has encouraged young Indians to take up scientific careers. 

Dr. Annadurai was bestowed with the Padmashri award in 2016 for Science and Technology from Govt. of India, India’s fourth highest civilian award; the Rajyotsava Prashasti award for Science in 2008 from Govt. of Karnataka, IEI-IEEE(USA) Engineering Excellence Award 2016 and more than 100 national and international awards.