Hyderabad's Zen Technologies, with its subsidiary AI Turing Technologies, created Prahasta, a four-legged armed AI robot for defense, named after a Ramayana warrior.

In Gumi City, South Korea, a "Robot Supervisor" employed by the city council since August 2023 reportedly committed suicide due to overwork. Found at the bottom of a stairwell, witnesses noticed the robot acting strangely before falling.

Bhopal's Swaayatt Robots secured $4 million in funding from US investors after showcasing its driverless Mahindra Bolero navigating single-lane traffic. Founder Sanjeev Sharma aims to achieve Level 5 autonomy.

Eshwar K Vikas and Sudeep Sabat co-founded kitchen automation and robotics startup "Mukunda Foods".