CategoryDefense UGV
Overview
Chennai-based Deep tech startup developing axial flux motors for electric vehicles and robotics, including the MARS unmanned ground vehicle. Founded in 2019 by Abbhi Vignesh Kandasamy, Vibhakar Senthil, and Karthikeyan B. Raised 470K USD seed funding from Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission.
Reality check
Axial-flux powertrains (company-claimed)
Axial-flux electric motors and integrated powertrains for electric mobility and industrial uses.
Integrated solutions (company-claimed)
Motors, controllers, gearboxes and application engineering for vehicles and equipment.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Founded
Notable
Data & sources
Web sources
5
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Models (1)
View all models →Torus Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jan 2025. Explore where Torus Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
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Relationships
Safety record
No incidents on record for Torus Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Torus Robotics3 deployments
Recent coverage
Torus Robotics in third-party press
Peers
19 peers across 1 segment. Every Torus Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
ugv(19)
12 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 0)
- ARX Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- ATOMSdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- BAE Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Brasa Labsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- BurnBotdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Elbit Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names Torus Robotics.
Financial state
- Total funding
- $470,000
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Funding rounds (1)
- Seed2024-02-07
$470,000(reported)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
MARS (Mobile Autonomous Robotics System) at Siachen Glacier, India
- Deployment recordedJan 1, 2024
MARS (Mobile Autonomous Robotics System) at Chennai, India
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
MARS (Mobile Autonomous Robotics System) at Chennai, India
Sources (5)
- https://raksha-anirveda.com/torus-robotics-mars-ugv-supporting-indian-soldiers-in-siachen/
- https://www.inkwoodresearch.com/top-10-defense-robotics-companies-to-watch-2026-indian-investment-leaders/
- https://www.torusrobotics.com/
- https://www.torusrobotics.com/motors
- https://www.torusrobotics.com/solutions
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Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 5
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Torus Robotics.Peer companies
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Elbit Systems3 models
- Milrem Robotics3 models
- Quantum Systems3 models
- ARX Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Torus Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/torus-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/torus-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/191de3a4-d1e6-4f7b-b5c6-bfd5535f267c
- Revision history: /companies/torus-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Elbit Systems3 models
- Milrem Robotics3 models
- Quantum Systems3 models
- ARX Robotics2 models
Video
"Torus Omnidirectional Driving Unit Mechanism Realized by Curved Crawler Belts," by Kenjiro Tadakuma, Hirohiko Ogata, Riichiro Tadakuma and Jose Berengueres fro
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Oxford Robotics Institute (ORI) achieved a first-of-a-kind fusion environment deployment of an autonomous robot in the UK
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Torus Robotics Pvt Ltd is a Startup India recognized (DIPP51485), clean tech start-up based out of Chennai, India. The company was incorporated in September 201
Mr.Vibhakar (CMO - Torus Robotics) and co-founder Vignesh.M & Abbhi Vignesh presenting the indigenous unmanned ground vehicle and innovative electric motors to
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Torus Robotics is India's first Tech startup recognized by Startup India (DIPP 51485), working on Unmanned Ground Vehicles, Robotics and Indigenous & Disruptive
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In this engaging conversation, Vignesh M, Co-Founder of Torus Robotics, opens up about the startup’s journey—from the spark behind the idea to building innovati
Demonstration video linked to this press release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUN9j4fdv3E https://www.gov.uk/government/news/autonomous-robot-paves-the-way
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Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Torus Robotics draws attention at the 14th percentile but verifies reality at the 23rd percentile among defense_ugv robots. Hype Gap -9.3, 22nd widest among defense_ugv robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 33 months ago.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 7, 2026