Torus Robotics Pvt Ltd

Torus Robotics is a startup specialised in offering unmanned ground vehicles, robotics and indigenous powertrain system for defence and commercial applications.

Aerospace & Defense, SpaceTech

Basic Information

Torus Robotics is a Startup India recognised tech startup specialised in offering unmanned ground vehicles, robotics and indigenous powertrain system for defence and commercial applications. The startup was formed by founders M.Vignesh, K.Abbhi Vignesh, and Vibhakar Senthil Kumar. Torus Robotics indigenously designs, develops, and delivers fully electric unmanned ground vehicles for the Indian defence services equipped with a 6 DOF (degree of freedom) including robotic arm for detection, identification and disposal of life menacing unidentified objects. The startup was recognised by IDEX-DIO as a “Pioneer Defence Innovator”. The startup has recently signed an MOU with BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Limited) at the Aero India 2021 Expo to develop AI based unmanned ground vehicle for the Indian defence services.

Legal Name

Torus Robotics Pvt Ltd

Headquarters

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Business Model

B2C, B2B, B2G

Founding Date

2019

No. of Employees

<10

Core Team

Vignesh M

Co-Founder & Director

Vibhakar Senthil Kumar

Co-Founder & Designer Head

K. Abbhi Vignesh

Co-Founder & CTO

Timeline

2018

Product Launch

Torus Robotics delivered Mobile Autonomous Robotics System (MARS) - UGV to DRDO & became the youngest startup to Indigenous Design, Develop & Deliver India's Largest Fully Electric Unmanned Ground Vehicle to the Indian Defence.

2020

Awards

Won the BIRLA Global Innovation Challenge 2020 by Startup India & AIC Bimtech, amongst 874 startup innovations from 7 different countries.

Awards

Won International Climate Launchpad - South Asia under Sustainable mobility category for Torus's innovative low carbon electric motor technology.

Awards

Won FLCTD Low Carbon Innovation Challenge 2020 by FLCTD, UNIDO, BEE and GEF for Torus's innovative electric motor technology.

2021

Strategic Partnership

Signed an MOU with BEML at the Aero India 2021 Expo amidst hon'ble Defence Minister, Mr.Rajnath Singh, to Develop AI based Unmanned Ground Vehicles to the Indian Defense.

Revenue Stream

Licensing

Physical Commerce

Target Market

B2B

Torus Robotics offers Modular Unmanned Ground vehicles & indigenous electric motors which are 50% lighter, 15% more efficient & 10% more cost effective, to the Indian Defence & Electric vehicle manufacturers.

Client Segment

Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Mobility / Transportation, Technology

Target Companies

Startup, Small Enterprise, Medium Enterprise, Large Enterprise

Target Geography

India, Global, Asia Pacific, Europe

Aerospace & Defense