India’s Humro Secures $5.47 Mln Order for 103 Warehouse Robots

PUNE, India -- Humro Robotics, an Indian technology firm, has secured a global order worth US$5.47 million in its biggest order ever for 103 warehouse robots that are autonomous.

The parent company, Affordable Robotic & Automation Ltd, disclosed the deal through a stock exchange filing. The deal, which is valued at approximately 518 million rupees, was made by an undisclosed foreign buyer owing to the confidentiality agreement.

Three different types of warehouse robots have been contracted under this deal: MAIA autonomous pallet jacks for pallet transport, ATLAS autonomous counterbalance forklifts for load lifting and transportation, and HERMES autonomous reach trucks for handling goods in warehouse storage areas.

As per the stock exchange filing, the delivery is to be completed by April 30, 2027, or by any other mutually agreed time frame.

Pune-based Humro is an affiliate of ARAPL RaaS Private Limited, which is a subsidiary of Affordable Robotic & Automation. The company makes autonomous mobile robots that help in logistics activities in warehouses and industries.

No information has been disclosed regarding the destination country, and the warehousing facilities in which the 103 robots are going to be deployed.

Speaking in a Nov. 4 statement, Milind Padole, managing director of Affordable Robotic & Automation, only mentioned that the company was seeing "good traction in US” and planning to expand into 13 other countries.