What They Build
Sastra Robotics builds robotic arms and AI-powered testing systems that replicate touch and dexterity for quality assurance on devices, electronics, medical equipment, and physical products.
Why They Matter
Device testing is a robotics problem where precision touch, repeatability, and customer integration matter more than theatrical autonomy. Sastra matters because it has built from Kerala into global industrial and public-sector customers. Its UK and US expansion will test whether a lean Indian robotics company can scale service and margins internationally.
Founders
Aronin Ponnappan, Akhil Asokan
Recent Milestones
- Founded in 2013 in Kochi and incubated through Startup Village and IIT Hyderabad's Avishkar accelerator
- Robotic testing systems deployed with Bosch, Qualcomm, Honeywell, ABB, HCL Technologies, and Tech Mahindra
- 150 AI quality-testing robots exported to a UK public-sector customer in October 2023
- Pound 8M UK investment announced in March 2025 to create a Manchester presence
- Global headquarters in Sunnyvale with UK and India subsidiaries established
- $8M funding round raised in September 2025 for robotics innovation and R&D expansion