Japanese robotics startup searching for manufacturing partners in India

Japan-based robotics startup Jinki-Ittai is looking for partners in India to manufacture its human-operated robots.

Kanaoka, president of Jinki-Ittai (Man-Machine Synergy Effectors, Inc), who inaugurated the 21st edition of the ‘INTEC-2026’ industrial machinery exhibition organized by the Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA) in Coimbatore on Thursday, June 4, said: Hindu It has patents for all its technologies.

The startup, valued at around ₹179 crore (three billion Japanese yen), aims to promote the use of its robots on a subscription basis. “We are expensive. That’s why we create special business models that will provide convenience to users. We have a subscription model so that robots can be used just like we use our mobile phones,” he said.

“We have partners in Japan who produce robots for the Japanese market. We are looking for similar partners in India as well,” he added. Jinki-Ittai robots are used in maintenance of railway lines etc. in Japan. It is used for. “These robots are aimed to be used in areas where human life is at risk,” he said. The startup is specifically exploring opportunities in foundries and railways in India.

Integral Coach Factory (ICF-Chennai) Managing Director U. Subba Rao said they plan to invest ₹500 crore in robotic welding automation in the next two years to make passenger coaches. ICF-Chennai produces 3,000-3,500 buses annually. He encouraged Indian industries to be globally competitive and supply to “key” markets like US and EU

According to N. Ramesh Kumar, managing director and chief executive officer of RIR Power Electronics, the company is investing around Rs 600 crore in Odisha to make Silicon Carbide devices. He said devices used in small power plants are now largely imported from China.

Intec 2026 President EK Ponnuswamy said that the five-day event at the CODISSIA Trade Fair Complex has over 700 stalls spread across 2.65 square metres. and has almost 465 participants. This year’s focus is on robotics, artificial intelligence, IoT and similar topics.