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      "company": "Machani Robotics",
      "hq_country": "India",
      "website": "https://machanirobotics.com/",
      "status": "active",
      "what_it_builds": "Machani Robotics is developing RIA, a conversational social humanoid prototype for companionship and emotional support in eldercare, education, healthcare, and support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.",
      "what_it_builds_source": "https://golisanoinstitute.org/news/new-robot-deepens-ai-and-business-education-at-golisano-institute/",
      "founded_year": "2020",
      "founded_source": "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/machani-robotics-private-limited/U29309KA2020PTC138591",
      "funding_usd": null,
      "funding_basis": "none disclosed",
      "funding_source": null,
      "funding_note": "No disclosed equity round located, so funding_usd is null. Diario Financiero press-reported US$10m invested in RIA prototype development on 2025-06-02; excluded as project-development spend rather than a stated equity round (https://www.df.cl/la-firma-india-machani-robotics-cuenta-detalles-de-ria-su-robot-humanoide). No valuation found as of 2026-11-03.",
      "latest_funding_date": null,
      "valuation_usd": null,
      "latest_model": "RIA (social humanoid)",
      "latest_model_year": "2023",
      "latest_model_source": "https://indiaglobalforum.com/Unleashing-Ambitions/Programme.html",
      "units_shipped": null,
      "units_shipped_source": null,
      "units_shipped_note": "No public delivered, sold, or shipped unit count located. Diario Financiero described RIA as an advanced prototype with scale manufacturing still ahead in its 2025-06-02 report.",
      "as_of": "2026-11-03"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    "https://machanirobotics.com/",
    "https://golisanoinstitute.org/news/new-robot-deepens-ai-and-business-education-at-golisano-institute/",
    "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/machani-robotics-private-limited/U29309KA2020PTC138591",
    "https://www.df.cl/la-firma-india-machani-robotics-cuenta-detalles-de-ria-su-robot-humanoide",
    "https://indiaglobalforum.com/Unleashing-Ambitions/Programme.html"
  ]
}