India is emerging as a hub for production of industrial robots-many American, Korean and even Japanese firms are using them. But some companies are also developing consumer robots. According to a news report, Ahmedabad-based Grid Bots will launch Robograd, a robot that can be used to clean homes and keep an eye on intruders. This will be priced at Rs 10,000 and will be rolled out across India in about a month. The company is hoping that the robot will also find an international market for its price and utility. But a bulk of international market for its price and utility. But a bulk of Indias robotics business is industrial, and thats growing because companies across the world want to reduce costs.
Tranter, a US-based company, has replaced manpower with robots that it acquired from pune-based precision Automation and Robotics India (PARI)s one of Indias biggest robotics firms. The Rs 200 crore PARIs robots now take care of the entire process - from pouring milk to boiling, condensing and placing it in the conveyer. PARI claims its industrial robots are used by global companies like Caterpillar, Hitachi Bosch, Emerson Power, American Ayle, Honeywell and Indian subsidiaries of MNCs like Samsung, Philips, LG, Szuki, Renault, Ford, Honda and Hyundai because of their flexibility.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has already talked about the need to increase activities in the Indian robotics space. "We plan to go in for precision guided munitions as well as unmanned vehicle technologies in the 11th and 12th Plan period," he had said recently. Companies like PARI is already involved in about five defence-related projects, and more small companies will get to benefit.
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| Posted : 2/27/2008 |
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