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Indigenously manufactured and developed robots emerged as a major attraction at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi in February. Science India takes a look at some of the show stealers.
Sarvam AI launches two LLMs
Homegrown startup Sarvam AI introduced two indigenous large language models (LLMs) trained specifically for Indian languages—a 30-billion-parameter model and a larger 105-billion-parameter model.
Gnani.ai unveils voice cloning AI system
Bengaluru-based startup Gnani.ai launched Vachana TTS, a text-to-speech system capable of cloning voices and generating speech in 12 Indian languages. The system can recreate a person’s voice using less than 10 seconds of recorded audio while preserving tone, pitch and speaking style. It also allows the same voice to speak across multiple languages without losing identity.
BharatGen launches 17B multilingual foundation model
BharatGen announced the launch of Param2, a 17-billion-parameter multilingual mixture-of-experts foundational model.
The system is designed to support multiple Indic languages and reflects India’s linguistic and cultural diversity. It is intended for use in governance, education, healthcare, agriculture and enterprise applications.
Sarvam Kaze
Developed by Indian AI startup Sarvam AI. Positioned as a homegrown alternative to Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, the device impressed attendees, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who received a live demonstration at the summit. The smart glasses are designed to interpret surroundings using AI-powered software and communicate information back to users in local languages. The company has indicated that the product will be available to buyers by May, marking a significant step in India’s wearable AI journey.
EkaScribe AI Doctor
EkaScribe, an AI-powered medical assistant has been developed by Eka Care. The solution is designed to streamline clinical workflows by managing prescriptions, maintaining patient histories, and organising documentation. In regions where access to medical professionals remains limited, such tools could play a critical supporting role in strengthening healthcare delivery systems.
SATHEE: Coaching with AI
SATHEE (Self-Assessment, Test and Help for Entrance Exams) is an initiative of the Ministry of Education and IIT Kanpur and was launched in 2023. It provides free personal AI-led preparation and mentorship support for eight major competitive examinations like JEE, NEET, CLAT, ICAR, CUET, SSC, RRB and IBPS.
Chewie
Chewei is an AI-powered native kitchen appliance that can eat all the waste lying around and help in managing kitchen waste. The best part is that it converts even the wet wastes like bones, meat and fluids into rich soil that can be put to use in your garden for growing more rich and fresh plants or even vegetables. This robot comes from the Bengaluru based company Mankomb.
SVAN-M2
SVAN-M2, a robot dog by Kanpur-based startup xTerra Robotics, was a crowd puller. According to the co-founder of xTerra Robotics, SVAN-M2 is India’s first commercial quadruped robot, which took years of translational research by students and faculty of IIT Kanpur. SVAN-M2 with an aluminium alloy body can be used for monitoring a hazardous area or at power stations for inspecting the facility with thermal imaging. In the security domain, the robot dog can play a key role in threat detection and save lives by 3D-mapping of the area.
Yug Bot (Youngovator)
A two-foot tall, 3D-printed humanoid developed by the students of Class 7 and 8 from Madhya Pradesh, with support from the startup, Youngovator, was displayed at the Madhya Pradesh Pavilion. Yug Bot has a skeletal structure made of plastic with wires connecting the parts and the head is cuboid in shape with artificial eyes. Youngovator’s head of technical operations said that they were working with the MP government and testing the robot for traffic and crowd management.
