A grounded assessment of India’s robotics startup ecosystem, prioritizing shipped hardware and active pilot deployments over concept renders. Coverage includes Peer Robotics, Addverb, Genrobotic, Miko, and emerging suppliers, with India availability and approximate INR pricing flagged for commercial units.

An evidence-based assessment of ABB, KUKA, and FANUC’s current shipping hardware, deployment track records, and India market positioning, grading each manufacturer by verified delivery over marketing announcements.

A grounded assessment of Tesla Optimus's current hardware iteration, controlled factory pilots, and manufacturing pipeline, with a clear view of India market availability and realistic pricing signals.

Unitree Robotics manufactures quadruped and humanoid platforms with in-house actuator design and real-time control stacks. Graded by shipping hardware first, the company’s Go and B series quadrupeds operate in academic and industrial pilots, while the H1 and H2 humanoids remain in controlled deployment. India availability is distributed through B2B partners, with landed costs clearly estimated below.

A grounded assessment of Agility Robotics’ Digit platform, tracking verified hardware shipments, Amazon pilot deployments, and the practical realities of commercial humanoid logistics.

Figure AI manufactures the Figure 02 humanoid platform, leveraging a vision-language-action model for general-purpose manipulation. Backed by major technology investors, the company is currently transitioning from prototype development to limited pilot deployments in automotive and logistics environments. Commercial availability in India remains unconfirmed, with landed cost estimates derived from North American pricing structures.

A grounded evaluation of Boston Dynamics’ commercial platforms, Hyundai ownership, Atlas development status, and India import pathways. Claims are graded by shipped hardware, verified deployments, and public specifications. No conceptual hype or unverified roadmap claims.

A hardware-graded evaluation of commercial inspection drones, focusing on ideaForge and Skydio systems deployed for power, civil, and industrial infrastructure monitoring in India and global markets.

A factual evaluation of defence robotics deployment in India, grading claims by shipping hardware first, followed by pilot deployments and official announcements. The article examines DRDO's indigenous unmanned ground systems, Boston Dynamics Spot's operational status in security contexts, and the practical availability and landed costs of UGVs for Indian forces.