Bengaluru-based robotics and deep-tech start-up CynLr announced the launch of a new research facility, Cybernetics H.I.V.E in Whitefield in Bengaluru. According to a press statement, the state-of-the-art research and development hub is spread across 13,000 square feet and is equipped to accommodate 16 robot research cells, 25 robots, a cutting-edge electronics, camera and vision laboratory, and infrastructure to train and host more than 50 research and development engineers.

The new research facility was inaugurated by M M Murugappan (chairman of the boards of CUMI Ltd, Cyient Ltd and director at IIT Madras Research Park) on 25th February 2023. It also saw the participation of S G Shirgurkar (founder and chairman, Ace Micromatic Group) Kandasamy (director of Global Digital Manufacturing Engineering, Ford Motor Company), Bharadwaj Amrutur (Director ARTPARK, IISc). 

In a press statement, the company has claimed that the hub will help industries reimagine long-unsolved challenges in automating manual tasks, through versatile robots equipped to sense motion and feel the objects, enabling them to manipulate objects in their environment effectively. This will essentially help in enhanced object handling while lowering the overall time of deployment of robots by over 70 per cent and cost by over 30 per cent, the statement added.

Commenting on the development, Murugappan said, "CynLr's dedication to creating an innovative and collaborative environment, alongside their customer partners and collaborators, is a glimpse into what India is capable of achieving. I am thrilled to see their progress and know that together they can take their ideas to the world. To those who have given them the opportunity to succeed, you are not just potential business partners, but champions of a vision that inspires confidence and progress for all."

Speaking on the launch, Nikhil Ramaswamy, co-founder and CEO (chief executive officer), CynLr, said, “We are quite excited about the launch of Cybernetics H.I.V.E. that houses India’s largest density of visual robots. We hope that it will spur a transformation in robotics and in making them cognitive and adaptable for the universal hyper-automated factories of the future.”