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Addverb Pushes India Into Physical AI with Advanced Humanoids, Quadrupeds, and Collaborative Robotics Expansion

Reliance-backed Addverb expands into Physical AI, developing humanoid bipedal robots, quadruped robot dogs, and collaborative arms at its mega-factories in Greater Noida.

By Elena Rostova · October 4, 2026 · 8 min read

Latest Breaking News & Analysis

Addverb Pushes India Into Physical AI with Advanced Humanoids, Quadrupeds, and Collaborative Robotics Expansion

Reliance-backed Addverb expands into Physical AI, developing humanoid bipedal robots, quadruped robot dogs, an...

By Elena Rostova · Oct 4, 2026

Business

AI Reshapes India’s Tech Hiring as Industry Revenue Decouples from Linear Headcount Growth, Nasscom Reports

Nasscom reveals AI is enabling India's $250B+ IT sector to grow revenue without linear headcount expansion, pe...

By Vikram Malhotra · Oct 4, 2026

Startups

Indian Startups Raise $233.6M in One Week as Clean-Tech Surges on Simple Energy’s $180M Series C Mega-Round

Indian startup funding jumped to $233.6M across 16 deals this week, powered by electric two-wheeler maker Simp...

By Meera Krishnan · Oct 4, 2026

Engineering

Dhruva Space Successfully Deploys LEAP-2 Mission Carrying Dual Payloads to Advance Commercial Satellite Hosted Services

Hyderabad spacetech startup Dhruva Space achieves full mission deployment for LEAP-2, proving hosted payload c...

By Sanjay Patel · Oct 4, 2026

Tech

JioPC Opens Cloud Computing to All India with Affordable Plans Starting at ₹1,000 for Two Months

Reliance Jio launches JioPC nationwide, streaming full virtualized cloud desktops over 5G and fiber starting a...

By Rohan Varma · Oct 4, 2026

Volantis Raises $88M Series A to Break the AI Memory Wall with Photonic Hardware Interconnects

San Francisco startup Volantis secures $88M Series A to commercialize optical photonic interconnects linking s...

By Elena Rostova · Oct 3, 2026

Tech

96% of Indian Organisations Hit by Cyber Incidents as AI-Driven Threats Expose Internal Silos: Cisco Report

A Cisco study reveals 96% of Indian firms suffered cyber disruptions in the past year, with over a third invol...

By Rohan Varma · Oct 3, 2026

Startups

India Proposes $25-Billion DeepTech Capital Pool to Power Sovereign AI, Semiconductors, and Defense Robotics

India proposes a landmark $25-billion deeptech funding pool, anchoring $11B in public RDI funds with private v...

By Liam O'Connor · Oct 3, 2026

Engineering

India’s GaN Chip Push Gathers Momentum as Spintronics AI and CSIR-CEERI Target Indigenous Fabrication

Spintronics AI and CSIR-CEERI forge a landmark alliance to transition laboratory gallium-nitride research into...

By Sanjay Patel · Oct 3, 2026

Business

IT Fresher Hiring Rebounds as Indian Tech Majors Pivot from Mass Recruitment to Specialized AI and Cloud Skills

Indian IT fresher hiring is rebounding to 115,000-135,000 intake as TCS, Infosys, and HCLTech shift from indis...

By Vikram Malhotra · Oct 3, 2026

Agrani Labs in Talks to Raise ₹800–850 Cr to Build Sovereign AI GPUs and Full-Stack Software Platform

Bengaluru semiconductor startup Agrani Labs is in talks to raise Rs 800-850 crore from Samsung, 360 ONE, and P...

By Elena Rostova · Oct 3, 2026

Startups

Karnataka Selects 7 DeepTech Startups for Inaugural Innoverse Cohort to Scale Frontier Technologies

Karnataka's Innoverse Foundation selects seven growth-stage startups across aerospace, biotech, space propulsi...

By Meera Krishnan · Oct 3, 2026