Industry Findings: Automation momentum in India now hinges on policy-led commercialisation and skills supply improvements that convert lab breakthroughs into fielded robotics solutions. Our assessment highlights that buyers increasingly demand robots engineered for local-operational variability, onshore parts availability, and clear certification pathways. A concrete national-level accelerant appeared when the Draft National Strategy on Robotics was published in Feb-2024, setting out missions for manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, and applied research to fast-track deployment. That strategic signal reduces market uncertainty, encourages capital allocation into domestically assembled robotics lines, and shortens pilot-to-production cycles for projects that emphasise resilience, maintenanceability, and workforce reskilling over lowest-capex procurement choices.
Industry Player Insights: Indian industry shifts are guided by GreyOrange, Tata Elxsi, Addverb Technologies, and ABB etc. Vendor moves in 2023–2025 focus on orchestration platforms and innovation labs that accelerate commercial uptake. GreyOrange secured recognition for its GreyMatter orchestration capabilities in Dec-2024, strengthening trust in cloud-native warehouse orchestration and multi-site rollouts. Tata Elxsi inaugurated a Robotics and Automation Innovation Lab in Nov-2024 to drive applied systems engineering and cross-industry prototyping. These two developments increase enterprise confidence in locally supported platforms and compel buyers to prioritise vendors that offer integrated software, deployment services, and demonstrable roadmaps for India-specific operations.