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The short answer
India's leading robotics startups include Addverb (warehouse robots and humanoids, majority owned by Reliance), Ati Robotics and Unbox Robotics (factory and warehouse robots), CynLr (robots that pick up objects they have never seen), Perceptyne and General Autonomy (humanoid and industrial robots), Genrobotics (sewer-cleaning robots), Niqo Robotics (farm spraying), Planys (underwater inspection), Miko (companion robots for children), Peppermint (cleaning robots) and Sastra (device-testing robots).
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How we picked
Every company here was started in India, builds its robots here, and has public funding or revenue figures. We checked each one on 10 October 2026 against its own announcements and the original funding reports, linked under Sources. We left out self-driving car companies, and drone makers have a list of their own.
The twelve, side by side
| Company | Based in | Builds | Latest funding or scale, as reported | Backers include |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addverb | Noida | Warehouse robots; wheeled and walking humanoids | ₹800 crore revenue in 2024-25; Reliance bought 54% for $132M in 2022 | Reliance Retail |
| Ati Robotics | Bengaluru | Autonomous mobile robots for factories | $20M Series B, January 2025 | Walden Catalyst, NGP Capital, True Ventures |
| Unbox Robotics | Pune | Robotic parcel sortation | $28M Series B, January 2026 | ICICI Venture, Redstart Labs, 3one4 Capital |
| CynLr | Bengaluru | Robots that see and grasp unfamiliar objects | $10M Series A, late 2024; $15.2M in total | Pavestone, Athera, Speciale Invest |
| Perceptyne | Hyderabad | Semi-humanoid robots for industry | $3M seed, October 2024 | Endiya Partners, Yali Capital |
| General Autonomy | Bengaluru | Humanoid robots and robot dogs | ₹32 crore seed at about ₹280 crore valuation, 2026 | Elevation Capital, India Quotient |
| Genrobotics | Thiruvananthapuram | Sewer and manhole cleaning robots | ₹43.7 crore revenue in 2025-26; raising a Series B | Zoho, Unicorn India Ventures, Anand Mahindra |
| Niqo Robotics | Bengaluru | AI spot-spraying for farms | $13M Series B, May 2024; $21M in total | Bidra Innovation Ventures, Omnivore |
| Planys Technologies | Chennai | Underwater inspection robots | ₹100 crore round, December 2025 | Ashish Kacholia, Lashit Sanghvi |
| Miko | Mumbai | Companion robots for children | $10.5M, November 2025 | iHeartMedia, IvyCap Ventures |
| Peppermint Robotics | Pune | Autonomous cleaning robots | ₹34 crore Series A, April 2025 | JDSS, Indian Angel Network |
| Sastra Robotics | Kochi | Robots that test touchscreens and devices | £8M UK investment plan, March 2025 | Incubated at Startup Village, Kochi |
The companies, one at a time
Factories and warehouses
Addverb
Builds: warehouse automation, from shuttles and sorting robots to humanoids
Addverb builds the robots that run automated warehouses, and Reliance Retail bought a 54% stake for $132 million in January 2022, valuing the company at $270 million. It reported ₹800 crore in revenue for 2024-25 and says it can make up to 1 lakh robots a year, for clients including Flipkart, ITC and Unilever. In early 2026 it unveiled Elixis-W, which it calls India's first domestically made wheeled humanoid, and it plans to install 3,000 humanoids in industrial sites by 2030.
Latest: a walking humanoid, Elixis, is due later in 2026, the company says.
Ati Robotics
Builds: autonomous mobile robots that move material around factory floors
Ati's Sherpa robots tow, lift and carry parts between stations on a factory floor. TechCrunch reported hundreds of them across 40 manufacturers, with customers including Airbus, Ceat, Forvia, Hyundai, Samsung and TVS Motor. The company builds and develops its robots in Bengaluru and now trades as Ati Robotics.
Latest: a $20 million Series B in January 2025, co-led by Walden Catalyst Ventures and NGP Capital.
Unbox Robotics
Builds: modular robotic systems that sort parcels and orders in warehouses
Unbox uses fleets of small robots in place of fixed sorting machinery, so a warehouse can add robots as its volumes grow. Its customers are in Europe and the United States as well as India, and its CEO says the company is growing more than five times a year and is profitable.
Latest: a $28 million Series B in January 2026, led by ICICI Venture and Redstart Labs, with F-Prime and 3one4 Capital.
CynLr
Builds: robots that can see, grasp and handle objects without being trained on them first
Most factory robots only handle parts they were set up for. CynLr's CyRo, a three-armed modular robot, uses its CLX-01 vision system to pick up objects it has not seen before. The company runs a robotics lab in Bengaluru and a design centre in Switzerland, and has set itself a goal of $22 million in revenue by 2027.
Latest: a $10 million Series A led by Pavestone and Athera Venture Partners, taking total funding to $15.2 million.
Perceptyne
Builds: semi-humanoid robots for repetitive industrial work
Perceptyne builds its robots end to end, hardware and AI together. Its PR-OMNI is a semi-humanoid with two seven-jointed arms on a wheeled base, made to take over repetitive tasks that need human-like dexterity.
Latest: a $3 million seed round in October 2024, co-led by Endiya Partners and Yali Capital.
Humanoids
General Autonomy
Builds: humanoid robots and robot dogs for labour-intensive work
General Autonomy is building humanoids and multi-tasking robots for navigation, handling and cleaning. Its founders told Inc42 that the parts supply chain does not yet exist in India, so the team builds much of the hardware itself. The company is still pre-revenue and focused on research.
Latest: about ₹32 crore in a seed round reported in May 2026, at a valuation of about ₹280 crore, led by Elevation Capital and India Quotient.
Farms, sewers and the sea
Genrobotics
Builds: robots for dangerous jobs, starting with sewer cleaning
Genrobotics makes Bandicoot, a robot that cleans manholes and sewers so people do not have to go down into them. It has since moved into medical and other robots. Its operating revenue rose 35% to ₹43.7 crore in 2025-26, with a profit of ₹2.6 crore, according to Inc42.
Latest: looking to raise ₹150 crore in a Series B; backers include Zoho, Unicorn India Ventures, Peak XV Partners and Anand Mahindra.
Niqo Robotics
Builds: AI cameras that let farm sprayers hit only the plants that need it
Niqo's camera fits onto existing sprayers and decides plant by plant where to spray, which the company says saves up to 60% of chemicals. It reported covering more than 90,000 acres for over 1,800 farmers in 2023-24.
Latest: a $13 million Series B in May 2024, led by Bidra Innovation Ventures with Fulcrum Global Capital and Omnivore, for $21 million raised in total.
Planys Technologies
Builds: underwater robots that inspect ports and other critical infrastructure
Planys sends robots underwater to inspect structures that would otherwise need divers, and holds 21 granted patents with 15 more filed. Its clients include Reliance Industries, IOCL, BPCL and Indian Railways, and it has set up a defence subsidiary, Planys Ark.
Latest: ₹100 crore in December 2025, led by Ashish Kacholia and Lashit Sanghvi.
Homes, offices and labs
Miko
Builds: AI companion robots that teach and entertain children
Miko's robots, including the Miko 3 and Miko Mini, are sold well beyond India, and the brand recently went live with Costco in North America. A partnership with iHeartMedia brings that company's audio content onto Miko devices.
Latest: $10.5 million in November 2025, led by iHeartMedia, after a $15.8 million Series D in October 2024.
Peppermint Robotics
Builds: autonomous robots for commercial cleaning and material handling
Peppermint's floor-cleaning robots work in large commercial spaces. The company launched in the United States in 2024 and operates in six countries.
Latest: ₹34 crore (about $4 million) in an April 2025 Series A, from JDSS, Enrison India Capital, Indian Angel Network and Vinners.
Sastra Robotics
Builds: robots that test touchscreens, car infotainment systems and other devices the way a person would
Sastra's robots press, swipe and tap touchscreens and controls to test devices the way a person would. In October 2023 it delivered 150 testing robots to a UK public sector department, mostly built at its 5,000 square foot facility in Kochi.
Latest: a plan to invest £8 million in the UK over three years, announced in March 2025 with 75 UK jobs expected.
Humanoid robotics startups in India
Humanoids are the newest part of Indian robotics, and still early. Addverb has shown a wheeled humanoid, Elixis-W, and says a walking model is next. General Autonomy is building humanoids and robot dogs from the ground up, and Perceptyne's PR-OMNI is a semi-humanoid with two arms on a wheeled base. All three say a big part of the challenge is that India has little of the parts supply chain that robot makers elsewhere rely on, so much of the hardware is built in-house.
Telling a robotics story
Robots are easy to film and hard to explain. A demo clip shows a robot moving; it rarely shows why that motion is difficult, what it replaces or what it saves. That gap decides whether a buyer books a pilot and whether an investor takes the meeting. We make launch films, 3D product films and engineering explainers for deep tech companies, including a film on the technology behind Minus Zero's zPod. For the funds behind these companies, see our list of deep tech VC funds in India.
Questions people ask
Which are the top robotics startups in India?
Well-known names include Addverb, Ati Robotics, Unbox Robotics, CynLr, Perceptyne, General Autonomy, Genrobotics, Niqo Robotics, Planys Technologies, Miko, Peppermint Robotics and Sastra Robotics. They build for warehouses, factories, farms, sewers, ports, homes and test labs.
Which Indian startups are building humanoid robots?
Addverb has unveiled a wheeled humanoid, Elixis-W, and plans a walking one. General Autonomy, founded by ShareChat's cofounders, is building humanoids and robot dogs, and Perceptyne makes a semi-humanoid industrial robot, PR-OMNI.
Which robotics companies are based in Bengaluru?
Ati Robotics, CynLr, General Autonomy and Niqo Robotics are based in Bengaluru. Pune has Unbox Robotics and Peppermint Robotics, and Chennai has Planys Technologies.
Which Indian robotics company is backed by Reliance?
Addverb. Reliance Retail bought a 54% stake for $132 million in January 2022, and Addverb reported ₹800 crore in revenue for 2024-25.
How much do Indian robotics startups raise?
Recent rounds range from a $3 million seed for Perceptyne and about ₹32 crore for General Autonomy to $20 million for Ati Robotics and $28 million for Unbox Robotics. Many robotics companies also rely on revenue, grants and strategic investors.
Which robotics startup makes the Bandicoot robot?
Genrobotics, based in Thiruvananthapuram. Bandicoot cleans manholes and sewers so that people do not have to enter them.
Sources
- Addverb, 10-year anniversary release (Jun 2026)
- Business Today, Reliance Retail buys 54% stake in Addverb for $132 million (Jan 2022)
- Addverb, Reliance acquires 54% stake in Addverb Technologies
- TechCrunch, Ati Motors raises $20M as India's robotics industry grows (Jan 2025)
- PR Newswire, Unbox Robotics secures US$28 million in Series B (Jan 2026)
- Robotics 24/7, CynLr raises $10M Series A funding
- Entrackr, Perceptyne raises $3 million in seed round (Oct 2024)
- Perceptyne, PR-OMNI semi-humanoid robot
- Ati Robotics (formerly Ati Motors), company site
- Inc42, General Autonomy raises ₹32 crore at ₹280 crore valuation (May 2026)
- Inc42, Genrobotics' revenue jumps 35% in FY26 (Jul 2026)
- AgFunderNews, Niqo Robotics raises $13M (May 2024)
- iTWire, Planys raises ₹100 crore and launches Planys Ark (Dec 2025)
- Entrackr, Miko raises $10.5M led by iHeartMedia (Nov 2025)
- Entrepreneur India, Peppermint Robotics raises $4M Series A (Apr 2025)
- Onmanorama, Sastra to invest £8 million in the UK (Mar 2025)
