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Genrobotics opens Kerala facility for defence and space robotics
Genrobotics has opened a new factory and research facility in Kerala.
It is located at Menamkulam, near Thumba.
The company will use it to build robots for defence and space work.
Genrobotics previously became known for sanitation and medical robots.
It has also hired experienced people from the Indian Space Research Organisation.
Another, larger factory is nearly finished in Palakkad.
A new headquarters and research centre is also being built in Thiruvananthapuram.
Together, the three locations will give the company much more space to develop and make robots.
Genrobotics inaugurated a new robotics production facility at KINFRA, Menamkulam, near Thumba.
The facility will develop and produce robotics for defence, aerospace and space applications.
The company has added senior talent from the Indian Space Research Organisation to strengthen aerospace capabilities.
Genrobotics is nearing completion of a larger sanitation and medical technology facility in Palakkad.
Three facilities in Kerala are expected to add a combined one lakh square feet of infrastructure.
- Who
- Kerala-based robotics company Genrobotics, led by co-founder and CEO Vimal Govind.
- What
- It opened a research and production facility focused on defence, aerospace and space robotics.
- Where
- KINFRA, Menamkulam, near Thumba, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
- When
- The facility was inaugurated on August 20; the year was not specified in the report.
- Why
- The expansion is intended to increase manufacturing and research capabilities and broaden Genrobotics’ technology portfolio.
Key facts
- Facility location
- KINFRA, Menamkulam, near Thumba
- Primary focus
- Robotics for defence and space applications
- Additional sectors
- Aerospace, sanitation, industrial and medical robotics
- Palakkad facility
- An under-construction production facility nearing completion, focused on sanitation and medical technologies
- New headquarters
- A headquarters-cum-research and development facility is being developed at Chanthavila in Thiruvananthapuram
- Planned infrastructure
- The three facilities are expected to add a combined one lakh square feet
- Company leadership
- Vimal Govind is Genrobotics’ co-founder and CEO
Quotes
Vimal Govind
Genrobotics co‑founder and CEO
“We began by going where no one else would — into the sewers. Today, we’re headed where few dare to dream — into space. From sanitation to space, that’s the journey Genrobotics has been on, and this is just the beginning.”
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