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{{Short description|Indian Robotics company}}
{{Orphan|date=January 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
'''Sastra Robotics''' (SGBI - Sastra Global Business Innovation) is a multinational robotics & AI company based out of [[Kochi]] that makes AI [[test automation]] solution for different industries. Established in 2013 <ref>{{cite web |title=About us |url=https://sastrarobotics.com/about-us/ |website=Sastra Robotics |access-date=11 April 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210411093144/https://sastrarobotics.com/about-us/ |archive-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> as Sastra Robotics in Kochi India. The company expanded globally in 2021, setting up headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, with subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and India.

== History ==
SGBI was founded as Sastra Robotics in 2013 at the Kochi Startup Village by Aronin Ponnappan, Achu Wilson, and Akhil Asokan. Kamath Raveendranath, CFO of Next Education India and Amitava Roy, former COO of Tech Mahindra are some of its investors and advisors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in/article/8-Startups-That-Have-Created-A-Buzz-In-Robotics-Industry/25-10-2016-107323/|title=8 Startups That Have Created A Buzz In Robotics Industry|first=Azkar Uddin|last=Khan|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2016/nov/24/latest-innovations-in-start-up-world-1541919.html|title=Latest innovations in start-up world|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zeebiz.com/small-business/news-india-becomes-a-leading-hub-for-robotics-start-up-investment-7089|title=India becomes a leading hub for robotics start-up investment|date=16 October 2016|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in/article/AVISHKAR-An-Accelerator-Programme-Invites-Applications-for-Its-Third-Batch/26-12-2016-110313/|title=AVISHKAR An Accelerator Programme Invites Applications for Its Third Batch|first=BW Online|last=Bureau|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=www.ETtech.com |date=22 February 2016 |title=How startups like Carbon Clean and Sastra Robotics are bringing science fiction down to earth - ETtech |url=http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/startups/how-startups-like-carbon-clean-and-sastra-robotics-are-bringing-science-fiction-down-to-earth/51086729 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226081947/http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/startups/how-startups-like-carbon-clean-and-sastra-robotics-are-bringing-science-fiction-down-to-earth/51086729 |archive-date=2016-02-26 |newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sastrarobotics.com/about-us/|title=About Sastra Robotics - High End Industrial Robotics Technologies|publisher=}}</ref> In 2017, the company received the TiE50 Award<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-12 |title=Kochi-based Sastra Robotics receives coveted TiE50 Award in US |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2017/May/12/kochi-based-sastra-robotics-receives-coveted-tie50-award-in-us-1603951.html |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> from [[TiE Silicon Valley]] for innovations in robotics. It was selected for [[TiE|The Indus Entrepreneurs]]' AnthahPrerana accelerator program and the [[International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad]]'s accelerator program, Avishkar.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shaikh |first=Shadma |date=24 June 2016 |title=Sastra Robotics - building robots one limb at a time |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/sastra-robotics-building-robots-one-limb-at-a-time/articleshow/52893288.cms |access-date=27 June 2017 |website=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> In 2019, Sastra Robotics signed<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-07-21 |title=Kochi-based startup inks MoU with Lockheed |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/kochi-based-startup-inks-mou-with-lockheed/articleshow/70311780.cms |access-date=2025-03-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with [[Lockheed Martin]] for avionics testing solutions and received the COSIDICI National Award for technological innovation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About SGBI {{!}} Robotic Testing Automation with a Global Reach |url=https://sgbi.us/about/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, it was listed under the Indian Innovation Growth Program (IIGP)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-08 |title=16 startups picked for advanced training under IIGP 2.0 |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/macro/india-innovation-growth-programme-picks-16-winners-for-2018/102238 |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=www.fortuneindia.com |language=en}}</ref> for its work in AI-driven robotics. In 2022, it entered a partnership with [[Bosch (company)|BOSCH]] through the DNA Accelerator Program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Success Stories |url=https://www.bosch-softwaretechnologies.com/en/our-company/about-us/dna-nxt-start-up-alliance-program%E2%80%8B/success-stories/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Bosch Global Software Technologies PVT LTD |language=en}}</ref>

In 2023, SGBI signed an agreement to export 150 robots for a public sector department in the UK.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-08 |title=Kerala startup to export 150 robots to UK firm |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-startup-to-export-150-robots-to-uk-firm/articleshow/103488755.cms |access-date=2025-03-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In 2024, SGBI announced an investment of $8 million<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-03-12 |title=Kochi-based robotics firm to invest £8 million in UK |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/kochi-based-robotics-firm-to-invest-8-million-in-uk/article69321897.ece |access-date=2025-03-24 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> in the UK to support research and development and expand its European operations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=BL Kochi |date=2025-03-12 |title=Kerala robotics firm SGBI to invest £8 million in UK |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/kerala-robotics-firm-sgbi-to-invest-8-million-in-uk/article69321153.ece |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=BusinessLine |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.sgbi.us Official website]

[[Category:Technology companies of India]]
[[Category:Robotics companies]]
[[Category:Companies based in Kochi]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2013]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Kerala]]
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