New Delhi, June 26 -- New Delhi: Funding for India's robotics start-ups almost doubled to $42.1 million in the first six months of 2026 from $22.7 million in the comparable span last year, with the average cheque size up 94.4% over the period, data platform Tracxn said. The funding was $35.8 million in the first half of 2024.

While the rise in funding signals growing momentum in the sector, experts said it is still early days for India. In 2025, the country's robotics startups raised less than 1% of the capital secured by their US peers and about 2% of the amount raised in China, Tracxn said.

Experts attributed the renewed investor interest in India's robotics to the maturing of technology.

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