𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟓 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰! What does the future of industrial automation look like? As factories demand higher agility, safety, and efficiency, robotics must evolve beyond rigid, single-purpose systems. In this episode, Saurabh Chandra, CEO & Founder – Ati Motors, joins Aditya Nath Jha to unveil Sherpa Mecha — one of India’s first industrial humanoids purpose-built for real factory environments, combining human-like manipulation with industrial-grade reliability. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 - Industrial-grade humanoid platform designed for high-throughput, safety-critical environments — enabling diverse manipulation tasks that traditional robots cannot perform. - Wheeled, bottom-heavy architecture optimized for stability, robustness, and industrial deployment. - Powered by Ati Motors’ proprietary 3D LiDAR navigation stack, proven across indoor and outdoor environments. - End-to-end in-house technology stack — localization, perception, control, navigation, AI, hardware engineering, fleet systems. - Full-stack multidisciplinary robotics team building a frontier-tech product platform entirely in Bangalore. - Demonstrates India’s ability to out-engineer global competition through homegrown deep-tech innovation and product excellence — showcasing India’s leadership in industrial robotics. 🎥 Watch the full episode to explore how Sherpa Mecha is redefining the future of industrial robotics. 📢 Have a breakthrough ER&D story? We’re inviting nominations for upcoming episodes! Rajesh Nambiar| Sangeeta Gupta| Siva Polimetla | Ramachandra Prabhu| Sahana R #IndiaMeansInnovation #NASSCOM #ERandD #DeepTech #Robotics #Humanoids #IndustrialAutomation #AdvancedManufacturing #AutonomousSystems #AI #EngineeringLeadership #MakeInIndia #AtmanirbharBharat #FutureOfWork #TechForGood #InnovationEcosystem
In this episode of India Means Innovation, Saurabh Chandra, CEO & Founder of Ati Motors, shares the making of Sherpa Mecha, one of India’s first industrial humanoids engineered for real factory environments. Unlike traditional humanoids, Sherpa Mecha combines humanoid-level manipulation with the efficiency and reliability of an industrial robot. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: • Reimagines humanoids for industrial use with a wheeled, bottom-heavy architecture • Built on Ati Motors’ pioneering 3D LiDAR navigation stack used indoors and outdoors • Fully in-house tech stack - localization, perception, control, navigation, AI, hardware, and fleet systems • Multidisciplinary engineering team building a full robot platform end-to-end in Bangalore 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: • Brings humanoid dexterity to high-throughput, safety-critical environments • Unlocks diverse manipulation tasks that traditional single-task robots can’t perform • Demonstrates how India can out-engineer global competition through innovation, not imitation • Showcases India’s strength in deep-tech product development and industrial robotics #IndiaMeansInnovation #Nasscom #AtiMotors #SherpaMecha #IndustrialHumanoid #Robotics #DeepTech #EngineeringRnD #InnovationFromIndia #MadeInIndia Ramachandra Prabhu Aditya Nath Jha nasscom ER&D Siva Polimetla
