India, Feb. 4 -- The Technology Advisory Group (TAG), operating under the Empowered Technology Group (ETG), convened its third meeting today to finalise a strategic roadmap for the Indian robotics ecosystem. Chaired by Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, the high-level meeting brought together government officials, academicians, and private startups to address the "indigenisation" of robotic technologies.

The central theme of the 2026 roadmap is a shift from legacy industrial automation to Embodied Intelligence. Prof. Sood emphasised that India's vision focuses on human augmentation rather than labour replacement, with prioritised development in healthcare, national security, and internal safet...