India's Robotics and Manufacturing Sectors Embrace NVIDIA AI and Omniverse for Innovation

India's Robotics Ecosystem Adopts NVIDIA Isaac and Omniverse to Build Next Wave of Physical AI

From warehouse automation to last-mile delivery, Indian robotics companies are using NVIDIA technologies to drive global innovation. In vast warehouses, Addverb's robots work tirelessly, picking, sorting and delivering products with precision. Across frozen Oslo, Norway, Ottonomy's Yeti robots assist in navigating icy streets as part of a trial with Posten Norge for urban deliveries, while in sun-soaked Madrid, they autonomously cruise bustling avenues, supporting last-mile delivery services. AI-powered robots are revolutionizing industries worldwide, and Indian innovators -- like Addverb, Ati Motors and Ottonomy -- are leading the charge, powered by NVIDIA's accelerated computing, simulation, robotics and AI platforms. According to ABI Research, the installed base for industrial and commercial robots is projected at 5.4 million units by 2024, with annual shipments expected of 1.3 million. By 2030, these numbers are forecast to grow significantly, with over 15 million installed robots and more than 4 million annual shipments. This explosive growth represents a massive opportunity for India, a country known for its software and engineering expertise. Companies like Ottonomy, with its cutting-edge Ottobot 2.0 featuring swerve-drive technology, are pushing the boundaries of automation. As members of the NVIDIA Inception program for startups, over 25 robotics companies -- such as Xmachines, Machani Robotics, Drishti Works, ANSCER Robotics and Orangewood Labs -- are driving innovations across sectors like industrial automation, healthcare and smart cities. These startups are scaling quickly, transforming industries both locally and globally. The NVIDIA AI Summit in Mumbai will highlight how NVIDIA's platforms are enabling the next wave of robotics advancements. Here's a look at key players putting NVIDIA technologies to work across India and beyond. Addverb: Driving Global Robotics Innovation From its Noida headquarters, Addverb is setting new standards in industrial automation with the launch of Bot-Verse, a large-scale facility capable of producing 100,000 robots annually. At the AI Summit, Addverb will showcase how the NVIDIA Isaac Sim and Omniverse platforms are used to create digital twins of real-world environments, enabling the testing and optimization of robots with synthetic data. The NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX and TensorRT platforms also power Addverb's robots, enhancing their ability to perform complex warehouse tasks with greater efficiency and reduced downtime. High-profile clients rely on Addverb's automation solutions to significantly boost operational efficiency. Ottonomy: Redefining Last-Mile Delivery Ottonomy is currently using the NVIDIA TensorRT deep learning inference library along with NVIDIA Jetson working with its Contextual AI software to make it more robust for running robots in dynamic environments. Its latest creation, Ottobots, features swerve-drive technology, enabling zero-radius turns for smooth navigation in tight spaces, indoors and out. With headquarters in California and R&D in Noida, India, Ottonomy is making waves, particularly in the healthcare, retail, food and beverage, and e-commerce delivery markets. Its autonomous delivery systems are deployed at customers across North America, Europe and the Middle East. Ati Motors: Pioneering Autonomous Vehicles in India Ati Motors, based in Bengaluru, is redefining autonomous vehicle technology with its focus on industrial-grade autonomous electric vehicles, which are built with NVIDIA Isaac Sim and NVIDIA Jetson for edge AI. The company, which recently completed a $10.83 million Series A funding round, is driving innovation in industrial automation, particularly within the automotive and manufacturing sectors. Ati Motors' Sherpa line of electric autonomous vehicles is designed to operate in complex environments such as factories and warehouses, using advanced AI for precision navigation and real-time decision-making. The Sherpa autonomous mobile robots can navigate challenging terrains, including outdoor and rugged industrial environments, all without requiring modifications to existing infrastructure. This allows seamless integration into diverse operational settings, from factory floors to open yards, enhancing efficiency without disrupting existing workflows. For instance, the Sherpa Lifter benefits from NVIDIA Isaac Sim's realistic physics-based simulations for training and testing before real-world deployment. The synthetic data generated in Isaac Sim enables comprehensive testing of Sherpa Lifter's critical functions, enhancing its robustness and precision in varied factory environments. NVIDIA Robotics Technologies Transforming Industries Powered by NVIDIA's world-class AI and robotics platforms, these and other innovators across India are transforming industries from e-commerce to smart cities. India's vibrant robotics and edge AI ecosystem includes members of the NVIDIA Partner Network providing AI services, product design and manufacturing and sensor solutions to accelerate time to market for robotics developers and customers globally. As more companies embrace these cutting-edge technologies, India is rapidly becoming a global leader in automation and robotics.

India Manufacturers Build Factory Digital Twins With NVIDIA AI and Omniverse

At the NVIDIA AI Summit in India, leading consulting partners and industrial manufacturers announced they are using NVIDIA Omniverse to virtually integrate next-gen factories. Manufacturers and service providers in India are adopting NVIDIA Omniverse to tap into simulation, digital twins and generative AI to accelerate their factory planning and drive automation for more efficient operations. India's exports have surged in recent years as the nation positions itself to be the next global industrial manufacturing powerhouse. Automotive, industrial machinery, electronics, textiles, chemicals and pharmaceuticals are among the sectors expected to help drive India's exports to $1 trillion by 2028, according to Bain & Company. As India's manufacturing industry continues to soar, manufacturers are embracing AI for digitization of processes and robotics to scale their operations and meet growing global demands. This wave of manufacturing automation, harnessing Omniverse to build virtual warehouses and production facilities to enable the next era of industrial and physical AI, was on full display this week at the NVIDIA AI Summit India, taking place in Mumbai through Oct. 25, from major industrial names like Ola Electric, Reliance Industries, Tech Mahindra, and TCS. Ola Accelerates Electric Scooter Production With Omniverse Ola Electric, the largest electric scooter maker in India, announced it has developed the Ola Digital Twin platform on NVIDIA Omniverse. The company said that the ODT platform has helped it achieve 20% faster time to market from design to commissioning for its manufacturing operations Built on NVIDIA Isaac Sim, the Ola Digital Twin platform taps into core Omniverse technologies like OpenUSD for data interoperability, RTX for physically-based rendering, and generative AI for accelerated world building to generate synthetic data or training autonomous mobile robots and robotic arms. Ola is using the digital twin platform to plan and build its next-generation Future Factory -- India's largest integrated and automated electric two-wheeler manufacturing plant -- in only eight months. The platform helped provide insights for factory and construction planning, as well as for quality inspection systems, manufacturing processes and safety training. The company is also using the digital twin to compare real and simulated environments, assisting with predictive maintenance. Reliance Industries Adopts Omniverse for Solar Panel Factory Planning Reliance Industries, a leading industrial conglomerate in India with businesses in energy, petrochemicals, natural gas, retail, entertainment, telecommunications, mass media and textiles, is embracing Omniverse for planning its new solar panel factory in Jamnagar, India. Supporting the company's goal of reaching net-zero carbon status by 2035, the 5,000-acre integrated photovoltaic manufacturing plant is meant to be India's largest solar gigafactory. Reliance is using Omniverse to develop applications for managing 3D data, virtual collaboration, simulation and optimized operations, as well as data integration for planning, design, automation, operation, sustainability and training of their workforce for soon to be commissioned Giga factories in Jamnagar, India. The company is also using Omniverse to develop OpenUSD-based, SimReady virtual factory assets, including the factory building, manufacturing equipment, robots, kinematics, and material and product models, and it's running simulations for logistics and human workers. Leading System Integrators Help India Manufacturers Embrace Industrial AI System integrators play a crucial role in helping India's largest manufacturers use NVIDIA technology to build the country's next generation of manufacturing plants. Consulting leaders such as Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Tech Mahindra are developing industrial AI applications and services on Omniverse to help manufacturers develop digital twins for accelerated factory planning, optimized processes, robotics training and large-scale automation. TCS announced it's working on a suite of digital twin solutions built on NVIDIA Omniverse that enable manufacturers to design, simulate, operate and optimize their products and production facilities across multiple sectors. Use cases cover nearly every aspect of heavy manufacturing -- from building virtual factories for real-time factory planning and monitoring, to creating digital twins of aircraft components for immersive training and predictive maintenance. TCS also uses Omniverse to simulate autonomous vehicles, enabling automotive companies to simulate and validate complex driving scenarios without the need for physical testing. Meanwhile, its smart farming digital twin integrates real-world physics to simulate farming scenarios that help improve equipment performance. In addition, TCS launched its TCS Manufacturing AI for Industrials, a generative AI solution built on the NVIDIA AI Enterprise platform, which includes NVIDIA NeMo for building and managing the AI application lifecycle, to turn general-purpose large language models (LLMs) into manufacturing expert AI agents capable of providing real-time, industry-specific insights across clients' various production facilities. These agentic AIs can be connected to virtual factories, developed on Omniverse, to augment facility planning, design, and operations. Tech Mahindra, a global leader in technology consulting, announced it is establishing a center of excellence enabled by NVIDIA AI Enterprise and Omniverse. It is targeted at helping drive advances in sovereign LLM frameworks, agentic AI and physical AI. Tech Mahindra's Center for Excellence uses NVIDIA Omniverse to develop connected industrial AI digital twins and physical AI applications for clients across sectors, including manufacturing, automotive, telecommunications, healthcare, banking, financial services and insurance. Other leading system integrators such as Wipro and Infosys are also building solutions using the NVIDIA AI stack and expanding into physical AI with Omniverse.