Humanoid Robotics in India: Real Jobs Behind the Hype

Humanoid robotics jobs in India are real but rare. They are concentrated at firms like iHub Robotics (Kochi) and Addverb (Noida), with GreyOrange leading the wider warehouse-robotics market.

Most “humanoid” hiring happens in small R&D and deployment teams inside companies that also sell industrial or service robots. So, the larger volume of openings lies in adjacent robotics roles.

India installed about 9,100 industrial robots in 2024 (IFR). iHub has ~75 employees and Addverb ~1,100. Viral demos exaggerate the trend. But the quieter reality is more useful for career planning.

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Key Takeaways

• Humanoid robotics jobs in India are real but few, led by iHub (Kochi) and Addverb (Noida).
• GreyOrange isn’t a humanoid maker but hires for the same core skills.
• Elixis‑W is in pilots, so teams are small and specialized.
• Entry skills – ROS 2, Python/C++, controls, simulation, plus one deep specialty.
• Pay – ~₹4 LPA to ₹8 LPA for freshers; ₹25 LPA+ for experienced AI/vision/automation talent.
• Kerala has a local edge with iHub’s humanoid factory and R&D in Kochi.

How Big is India’s Robotics Market Right Now?

India’s robotics market is small by global standards but growing fast. It is led by automotive factories rather than humanoids.

Robot adoption has surged over the past two years. This is driven mainly by carmakers and their parts suppliers. IFR’s World Robotics 2025 report gives the clearest numbers.

South Korea, the most automated country, had 1,220 robots per 10,000 manufacturing employees. One caution from IFR is that installations could dip in 2026 as the Production Linked Incentive scheme winds down, so hiring may be uneven in the short term.

Which Companies are Actually Hiring for Humanoid Robotics?

Three companies show the full picture:

• one builds service and industrial humanoids.
• another is adding humanoids to a large automation business.
• The third one shows where the volume jobs are.

iHub Robotics (Kochi)

iHub is one of India’s few homegrown humanoid makers. It is small enough that every single hire matters. Two years after it was founded, it launched Tara Gen-1 in 2024. This became the first Indian company selected for NVIDIA’s Humanoid Robotics Program in January 2025. Its co-founder says the team is about 75 people, which is roughly 32 of them in the deep-tech lab.

The entry systems are priced from around $10,000. Public listings show openings across

• Engineering
• AI
• Business development
• Marketing
• Internships

Addverb (Noida)

Addverb pairs a mature automation business with a fresh humanoid bet, which makes it the most stable place to work on legged and wheeled humanoids. Reliance is reported to hold a controlling 54% stake.

The company employs about 1,100 people across two dozen countries. It is raising over $100 million to fund humanoid and quadruped development. Its careers page lists Advanced Robotics roles such as

• Lead Design Engineer
• Robotics Software Engineer

The latter is open to graduates in

• Computer science
• Robotics
• Electrical engineering

GreyOrange (Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad)

GreyOrange is where you find scale rather than humanoids. Founded by two BITS Pilani graduates, it runs the GreyMatter platform that coordinates robots, people and systems inside warehouses.

It serves retailers such as H&M, Adidas and IKEA. Its skill clusters (perception, fleet orchestration, embedded software) are the same ones humanoid teams look for. So it works as a stepping stone.

What Job Roles and Skills do these Companies Need?

Robotics hiring rewards a strong core plus one deep specialty. Roles cluster around software, perception, controls, embedded systems and deployment.

iHub, for example, relies on NVIDIA Jetson computing and tools such as Isaac Sim. It describes its robots as running vision-language-action (VLA) models.

Beyond the code, industry voices expect new roles to appear, such as simulation dataset architects and robot behaviour auditors. The differentiator is deployment literacy:

• safety practices
• on-site integration
• data operations

How Much Do Robotics Engineers Earn in India?

Most robotics engineers in India earn between ₹4 and ₹11 LPA. The top packages go to a small group of AI and vision specialists. Salary aggregator data from early 2026 puts the average near ₹6.5 LPA.

The middle half of reported pay falling between roughly ₹3.8 and ₹10.7 LPA. Self-reported figures for experienced specialists run much higher. So treat them as the ceiling, not the norm.

Where are the Robotics Jobs in India?

The jobs sit in Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Kochi, Chennai and Hyderabad. Noida hosts Addverb’s humanoid work, Bengaluru and Chennai host GreyOrange’s engineering teams, and Kochi is home to iHub.

Kerala has also named robotics among its priority industrial sectors, and Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram already host startups in underwater robotics, testing automation and sanitation robots.

How Can You Build a Career in Humanoid Robotics?

Start with a project portfolio, then move toward a specialty. Employers care more about what you have built than the course you took.

Fresher route:

• Build 2 to 3 ROS 2 projects (a mobile base, a manipulator, a perception pipeline) in simulation.
• Then apply for internships, hardware assembly or application-support roles.
• Plan on 6 to 12 months of focused practice.

Software or embedded switch:

Move into perception or controls through

• sensor-fusion projects
• control tuning on real hardware
• open-source contributions

Postgraduate route:

An M.Tech or PhD in robotics, vision or controls suits research roles in legged and humanoid systems.

Is the Humanoid Hype Justified?

Partly. Humanoid robotics is a genuine hiring story, yet most deployments are pilots. Addverb is rolling Elixis-W out in controlled settings before scaling, and iHub’s deployments number in the dozens, not thousands.

Watch for expanded R&D hiring at Addverb, new iHub facilities such as its planned Bengaluru R&D centre, and how the post-PLI automation market shapes demand.

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Conclusion

Humanoid robotics in India is a small but credible career field.

iHub Robotics proves a Kerala startup can build humanoids end to end. Addverb, on the other hand, shows how an established automation player is moving into Physical AI. GreyOrange shows where thousands of everyday robotics jobs already exist.

Build hands-on ROS 2 and simulation skills. Pick one specialty and aim for adjacent roles first. This works as they open the door to humanoid teams as those grow.