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A long march for Indian robotics
ETEntrepreneur reports that robotics took under 1% of Indian startup funding in the first half of 2026. Pramod Ghadge explains why warehousing is where a young robotics company finds a buyer who can price what a robot is worth. He closes the piece on why India does not need to become a cheaper China.
July 24, 2026 · ETEntrepreneur
About Unbox Robotics
Unbox Robotics builds UnboxSort, a patented robotic put-wall that sorts parcels in three dimensions, across multi-level racks up to 2.4 metres high and more than 2,000 destinations, into chutes, bins, bags, trolleys and pallets. The system sorts at 100% accuracy and 98.5% uptime, handles more than 15,000 parcels an hour, doubles productivity per operator by making secondary sorting redundant, and reclaims 50 to 70% of floor area. Deployment takes four to eight weeks, with payback in one to two years. Unbox Robotics is deployed with retailers, third-party logistics providers and e-commerce operators across the United States, Europe and India. Founded in 2019, the company is headquartered in Pune, India.
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