Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Avathon and IIT Roorkee Plan Physical AI Lab
Avathon and IIT Roorkee want to create a new research lab.
It will be called the Avathon Physical AI Lab.
The lab will study how artificial intelligence can help machines and industrial systems work more independently.
Researchers may work on factories, supply chains, logistics, mining, energy, and other industries.
The lab will be based in IIT Roorkee’s computer science department.
Avathon’s AI Center of Excellence in Bangalore will help connect the research to real-world projects.
Students may receive fellowships, internships, and opportunities to meet industry experts.
The partnership aims to turn advanced research into useful industrial technology.
Avathon and IIT Roorkee announced plans for the Avathon Physical AI Lab at IIT Roorkee.
The proposed lab will focus on Physical AI and autonomous systems for industrial operations.
Research areas are expected to include supply planning, logistics, machine learning, optimization, and multi-agent systems.
The lab will work with Avathon’s AI Center of Excellence in Bangalore to connect research with industrial deployment.
Planned activities include doctoral fellowships, collaborative research, internships, workshops, and technical events.
- Who
- Avathon and the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, with contributions from Pervinder Johar, Prof. K.K. Pant, and Prof. Sugata Gangopadhyay.
- What
- They announced plans to establish the Avathon Physical AI Lab, a collaborative research initiative focused on Physical AI for industrial operations.
- When
- The announcement was made on September 8; the year was not specified in the article.
- Where
- The proposed lab will be established in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at IIT Roorkee in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India, and will work with Avathon’s Bangalore center.
- Why
- The partnership aims to advance research and real-world applications of autonomous systems in areas such as supply planning, logistics, manufacturing, energy, mining, and other industrial sectors.
- Proposed laboratory
- Avathon Physical AI Lab, also called Avathon PAL
- Academic institution
- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
- Planned location
- Department of Computer Science & Engineering, IIT Roorkee
- Industrial counterpart
- Avathon’s AI Center of Excellence in Bangalore
- Research focus
- Physical AI, autonomy, optimization, machine learning, knowledge representation, and multi-agent systems
- Planned activities
- Sponsored doctoral fellowships, collaborative research, internships, workshops, and technical events
- Target sectors
- Mining, energy, manufacturing, logistics, aerospace, and other industrial operations