{"rows":[{"company":"Vanar Robots","hq_country":"India","website":"https://www.vanarrobots.com/","status":"active","what_it_builds":"Mumbai-based startup (Vanar Robots Private Limited) building in-house a general-purpose biomechanical humanoid, Vanar Generation 1 (38 DoF, proprietary actuators, tendon-driven hands), for enterprise/industrial work such as material and package handling, with industrial beta deployments targeted for 2027.","what_it_builds_source":"https://www.vanarrobots.com/","founded_year":"2024","founded_source":"https://www.indiandefensenews.in/2026/01/vanar-robots-develops-indigenous.html","funding_usd":null,"funding_basis":"none disclosed","funding_source":null,"funding_note":"No equity round with a stated amount found on the company site or in press; the company site and press coverage list no investors or funding. The company site links a news video titled 'They Built This Robot From Scratch With No Venture Capital' (third-party headline, not a funding disclosure). No valuation reported. Founding year 2024 per Indian Defence News (2026-01-11) and The Mainstream (2026-01-17).","latest_funding_date":null,"valuation_usd":null,"latest_model":"Vanar Generation 1","latest_model_year":"2025","latest_model_source":"https://www.thetechoutlook.com/news/innovation/vanar-generation-1-humanoid-robot-prototype-officially-teased/","units_shipped":null,"units_shipped_source":null,"units_shipped_note":"No published count of humanoid units delivered, sold or shipped; the company targets 2027 beta deployments. Its stated interest in 300+ units from prospective beta deployments (idrw.org, 2026-10-22) is not orders or sales and is not counted.","as_of":"2026-11-03"}],"sources":["https://www.vanarrobots.com/","https://www.indiandefensenews.in/2026/01/vanar-robots-develops-indigenous.html","https://themainstream.co.in/?p=107123","https://www.thetechoutlook.com/news/innovation/vanar-generation-1-humanoid-robot-prototype-officially-teased/","https://idrw.org/vanar-robots-performs-shastra-puja-for-its-humanoid-robots-ahead-of-2027-deployments/"]}