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Japan-based robotics startup Jinki-Ittai is looking for partners successful India to manufacture its human-operated robots.
Kanaoka, president of Jinki-Ittai (Man-Machine Synergy Effectors, Inc), who inaugurated the 21st variation of concern machinery accumulation ‘INTEC-2026’, organised by Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA) successful Coimbatore connected Thursday (June 4), told The Hindu that it has patents for each its technologies.
The startup, valued astatine astir ₹179 crore (three cardinal Japanese yen), is looking to beforehand usage of its robots connected subscription basis. “We are expensive. So, we marque peculiar concern models that volition marque is casual for users. We person subscription exemplary truthful that the robots tin beryllium utilized the mode we usage our mobile phones,” helium said.
“We person partners successful Japan who marque robots for the Japanese market. We are looking for akin partners successful India too,” helium added. The Jinki-Ittai robots are utilized successful Japan for attraction of railway lines and truthful on. “These robots are targeted for exertion successful areas wherever quality lives are astatine risk,” helium said. The startup is specifically exploring opportunities successful India successful foundries and railways.
U. Subba Rao, General Manager of Integral Coach Factory, (ICF-Chennai), said determination are plans to put ₹500 crore successful the adjacent 2 years successful robotic welding automation to marque manager shells. The ICF-Chennai produces 3,000-3,500 coaches annually. He urged Indian industries to strive to beryllium globally competitory and proviso markets “that matter”, specified arsenic the U.S. and the E.U.
According to N. Ramesh Kumar, managing manager and main enforcement serviceman of RIR Power Electronics, the institution is investing astir ₹600 crore successful Odisha to marque Silicon Carbide devices. The devices utilized successful tiny powerfulness plants present are mostly imported from China, helium said.
Chairperson of Intec 2026, E.K. Ponnuswamy, said the five-day lawsuit astatine CODISSIA Trade Fair Complex has much than 700 stalls dispersed crossed 2.65 sq.ft. and has astir 465 exhibitors. The absorption this twelvemonth is connected robotics, AI, IoT and truthful on.
