New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- The San Francisco-based physical AI startup has acquired Mumbai-based hardware company Basilisk Industries for an undisclosed amount, bringing its founder, Shourya Watwani, and his engineering team on board.

The acquisition, announced on November 2, is an early step in Provision's effort to build the hardware and data infrastructure needed to train AI systems for real-world applications, including robotics.

Watwani will lead hardware development at Provision and contribute to its in-house post-processing models. The move gives the startup additional control over how physical data is captured and processed rather than depending entirely on external hardware capabilities.

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