Sector Briefing · India
Robotics & Industrial Automation
Data as of 12 Oct 2026Methodology
Robotics and industrial automation represents one of India’s largest deep-tech sectors, driven by a substantial base of startups and a high volume of patent activity with significant foreign participation. Teams are concentrating on applying artificial intelligence-based imaging, microcontroller control, and machine learning to challenges in construction robotics, textile machinery, and predictive maintenance. The leading technologies include robotic arms and ultrasonic sensors, reflecting a focus on both hardware and intelligent software for industrial processes.
India has 4,742 robotics & industrial automation startups mapped; 24,370 patent applications analysed, of which 4,710 are granted; 2,087 foreign filers are active in the sector.
- Startups:
- 4,742
- Patents:
- 24,370
- Granted:
- 4,710
- Foreign share:
- 27%
- Inventors:
- 46,518
- In opposition window:
- 735
Why this page exists - and how to read it
A one-page brief of this sector: its filing trend, the problems being worked on, the technologies in play, who files most, foreign interest, and a sample of the startups we've mapped to it. Each panel is a door - most drill into a fuller view.
- Investors
- Read the trend and foreign share first - momentum plus outside interest - then scan the roster for patent-backed startups.
- Founders & operators
- The problems list is a whitespace map: crowded themes are validated demand, thin ones are open ground.
- Corporate & R&D
- Top filers and technologies show who to benchmark and where the sector is consolidating.
- Policy & TTO
- The domestic-vs-foreign filing split signals where Indian players lead - and where outside applicants dominate.
4,742
Startups
24,370
Patents
4,710
Granted
2,087
Foreign filers
46,518
Inventors
Who's filing
Indian companies lead - institutes & foreign kept separate
- Individual / Self-FilerIN · 258
- TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICESIN · 160
- TATA STEELIN · 104
- BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALSIN · 75
- MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRAIN · 53
- LAKSHMI MACHINE WORKSIN · 32
Educational institutes (6) - ranked by grant rate (share of filings granted, sample-adjusted), not filing volume
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS47 of 74 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY25 of 37 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE22 of 31 granted
- SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY20 of 33 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR14 of 22 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE12 of 17 granted
Foreign applicants - 27% of filings
- JFE STEELJP · 172
- MURATA MACHINERYJP · 135
- TMT MACHINERYJP · 130
- MASCHINENFABRIK RIETERCH · 85
- ABB SCHWEIZCH · 84
- SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTDE · 82
Filing trend
Chart starts at 2022 - earlier years reflect granted-only survivorship, not full filing volume.
View data
| Year | Domestic | Foreign | Granted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1603 | 1142 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3045 | 1313 | 47 |
| 2024 | 4376 | 1485 | 1409 |
| 2025 | 3863 | 1446 | 380 |
| 2026 | 2396 | 380 | 643 |
Capital in this sector
Web-sourced funding across the deep-tech startups we track - a snapshot, not a time series
468
Funded startups
~$1315.0M
Total raised
~$1M
Median raise
23 / 9
Series A / B+
Notable funded startups
- AddverbOther · ~$132M
- ZEDEDASeries C · ~$127M
- FitbitAcquired · ~$92.8M
- Infinite UptimeSeries C · ~$68.7M
- Ethereal MachinesSeries B · ~$52M
- NanopreciseSeries C · ~$51.5M
- Detect TechnologiesSeries B · ~$43.3M
- Gyrotronix · ~$42.1M
247 raised at seed / pre-Series A. Funding is from public sources and may contain errors - verify before relying on it. Company details, funding, stage, investors and brand names here are AI-matched to public web sources - not human-verified. Coverage is incomplete and some records may be matched to the wrong company. Treat as a directional starting point, verify before relying on any figure, and note the platform takes no responsibility for errors.
Public money in this sector
Government missions and funds, as their own releases state them
National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)
Department of Science & Technology · Approved by the Union Cabinet on 6 December 2018
- Outlay
- ₹3,660 crore
- Period
- Five years
- Technology Innovation Hubs
- 25
- Technology Innovation Hubs at institutes across India, in robotics, AI, IoT, data and other cyber-physical systems
- Technology development, skills, start-up incubation and international collaboration
Source: DST: NM-ICPS; PIB: Cabinet approves NM-ICPS.
A mission's own bodies and hubs, registered as not-for-profit or government companies, are not counted among the funded startups on this page. A grant or an investment a mission makes in a startup is that startup's funding.
Problems being solved
Patents mapped · click to see the filers
Technologies in play
Patents mapped
| Label | Patents |
|---|---|
| AI-Based Imaging | 2,2799% |
| Microcontroller Control | 1,9078% |
| Robotic Arm | 1,0114% |
| Ultrasonic Sensor | 8944% |
| Machine Learning | 8814% |
| Microcontroller | 7803% |
| Ultrasonic Sensing | 6573% |
| Computer Vision | 5932% |
| Pneumatic Actuation | 5602% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5122% |
| Artificial Intelligence Imaging | 5102% |
| Wireless Communication | 5012% |
| Robotic Gripper | 4792% |
| Robotic Arms | 4722% |
| Omnidirectional Wheels | 4462% |
| Image Processing | 4152% |
| Motorized Wheels | 4152% |
| Voice Control | 4122% |
| IoT | 4072% |
| Predictive Maintenance | 3611% |
| Touch Interactive Display | 3601% |
| Tactile Sensor | 3571% |
| Pressure Sensor | 3501% |
| Robotic Grippers | 3431% |
| Telescopic Rods | 3371% |
| Autonomous Navigation | 3301% |
| Weight Sensor | 3081% |
| Sensor Fusion | 3011% |
| 3D Mapping | 2911% |
| Edge Computing | 2851% |
Problems and technologies are grouped from each patent's text by AI, so treat the buckets as a map of what the sector works on - not an exact count. Open a bucket to see the filings behind it.
Where startups are mapped
| State | Startups mapped |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 840 |
| Karnataka | 696 |
| Tamil Nadu | 577 |
| Telangana | 383 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 328 |
| Delhi | 313 |
| Gujarat | 309 |
| Kerala | 271 |
| Haryana | 170 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 143 |
| Rajasthan | 115 |
| West Bengal | 112 |
When these companies were incorporated
3,138 companies with a company-register match, 911 of them with matched IP. Open a year to see the companies founded in it.
Incorporation dates come from the MCA register, which we have matched for about 69% of the deep-tech base - so this is the shape of the cohort, not a census of it. It is also not the DPIIT recognition date, which can be years later.
Startups · 15 of 4,742
Classified into Robotics & Industrial Automation by their primary technology focus (shown under each name). IP chips count a company's total matched patents, designs and trademarks - across all sectors.
HIGGSFLEET INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
Internet of Things
The core business of the company will be to design and develop of new and innovative products in all engineering fields. The company will work on prototyping these products and protect these products under different types of Intellectual Property Rights. After development of thes
Pune
MERAI NEWAGE PRIVATE LIMITED
Robotics
We build next gen intelligent robots to enhance human capability, safety and efficiency
Vapi
ROBOTEX
Robotics
www.robotex.in
Coimbatore
ADDVERB TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
Internet of Things
Addverb is the leading company for intralogistics automation solutions. We use our deep technical insight and rich operational experience to integrate Operational Technology & Information Technology to design and implement best-in-class automation solutions. Our products incorpor
Gautam Buddha Nagar
EIQI INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
Internet of Things
At “EIQI INNOVATIONSâ€, we are designing ultra low power IOT devices that can run for many years with small capacity batteries. We are using a combination of ultralow power (XLP) microcontrollers and processors, along with multi-hopping capable wireless radio modules. We are d
Guntur
Planys Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Underwater Robotics
Planys (www.planystech.com) is an Indian deep-tech startup (from IIT Madras) specializing in smart underwater inspection solutions. We are pioneers in providing Underwater Robotic Inspection and survey Solutions using indigenously developed underwater remotely operated vehicles (
Chennai
LIGHTSPEED PHOTONICS PRIVATE LIMITED
Technology Hardware
Lightspeed Photonics is a deeptech semiconductor startup developing next-generation optical interconnect solutions for data centers and near-edge cloudlets. Founded in 2021, the company is revolutionizing data center connectivity by replacing bulky, power-hungry pluggable optical
Hyderabad
NT LABS PRIVATE LIMITED
Technology Hardware
Mental Fitness tracking Wearables
Kozhikode
EMAESTRO TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
AI
eMaestro Technologies pvt. Ltd. (eMaestro ) a technology company into industrial automation. eMaestro’s core focuses on enabling Manufacturers to take right decisions based on real-time visibility into their plant operations. Company intend to work for Indian manufacturing in
Pune
GENROBOTIC INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
Robotics
GenRobotic Innovations specialized in design and development of robotic solutions to address the most pressing social issues. Our best in class solutions combines the use of robotics and artificial intelligence in a seamless fashion. The company was founded in 2015 by a young gr
Alappuzha
UDHYOG 4.0 LLP
Internet of Things
Udhyog 4.0 (U4) is a start-up initiation by professionals in 2019, and mainly provides technological solutions related to emerging technologies such as Industry 4.0. The U4 rejuvenates the existing manufacturing enterprise, and will transform it into SMART manufacturing enterpris
Rajkot
Jr Automation Technology Private Limited
Technology Hardware
JR Automation Technology Private Limited’s business was founded with the goal of providing enterprises with cutting-edge automation technology for use in meeting rooms, auditoriums, and classrooms. The products of our company are like LCD Video Walls, LED Video Walls, Large for
Gandhinagar
PROJOX CENTRIFUGE PRIVATE LIMITED
Technology Hardware
Projox Centrifuge Pvt. Ltd. is highly involved in manufacturing of various kinds of centrifuges, decanters, mixers, filters & many more. These equipments are used for milk processing in dairy industry, oil processing in edible oil industry etc. Our products covers wide range of a
Sonipat
RAJ COOLING SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED
Technology Hardware
RAJ (Refreshing Air Journey) Cooling Systems is a trusted name in the air cooling industry since 2006. We are committed to providing transparency, quality, and innovative solutions. Innovative solutions, high quality standards, and reliable service define us. Our dedicated R&D de
Rajkot
Exotic Mile Private Limited
Technology Hardware
https://www.boultaudio.com/
North West Delhi
Deep-tech basis: site-backed (own website fetched and read), IP-backed (patent or design filed in its own name), web-backed (described elsewhere on the open web), registry only (registry description alone). How this is decided
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Briefings on this sector
funding brief
Space Took a Quarter of the RDI Fund's First Approvals. AI Took ₹3 Crore.
We set TDB's first 22 RDI approvals against where India's deep-tech companies and patent filings are. Space took a quarter of the money from 2% of the companies on our list. AI took 0.1%. Karnataka sent nearly a third of the proposals; Gujarat sent four.
funding brief
Missions Outspend Investors 115 to 1 in Chips. In Space, Investors Lead 7 to 1.
We set ten government missions and funds against the private rounds on our record in the same sectors. In chips, quantum, critical minerals and green hydrogen, the state has committed more than every private round the sector's startups have on our record. In space, robotics, defence, health and mobility, investors have put in more. AI is close to level.
funding brief
The RDI Fund Pays Half. How Many Indian Deeptech Companies Can Raise the Other Half?
The ₹1 lakh crore RDI Fund will finance no more than half of a project; the company must find the rest. The first 22 approvals needed a median ₹101 crore each from their own or private sources. In the past year, 47 deep-tech companies on our list closed a private round of ₹100 crore or more.
tech brief
Indian Deeptech Reaches Series B at 7%. Its Space Companies Do It at 19%.
A reader asked whether our Series B figure was a real graduation rate. It was not, so we recomputed it. The deeptech-versus-everything-else gap did not survive the recount. The gap inside deeptech did, and it runs from zero to nineteen percent.