Reliance-backed Addverb to launch two-legged humanoid by end-2026, raising $100M
Addverb plans a two-legged humanoid robot by end-2026 to automate warehouse, e-commerce and quick-commerce fulfillment. The Noida firm is raising $100M to scale advanced robotics, targeting 90-95% efficiency with commercial deployments after 2026 customer trials.
What happened
Reliance-backed Addverb plans a two-legged humanoid robot by end-2026, targeting warehouse, e-commerce and quick-commerce automation. It is raising $100M to
Key facts
- $100 million
- end-2026
- 90-95%
Why this matters
Reliance's strategic involvement and Addverb's two-legged platform signal a defensible robotics asset worth tracking for partnership or acquisition before commercial deployment tightens valuations.
What to watch
- Funding round confirmation and valuation
- First public humanoid demo or trial video with cycle-time data
- Reliance internal deployment count vs external customer wins
- Unit economics disclosure (cost per robot vs annual labor cost)
- Slippage of the end-2026 launch date
- Government PLI/robotics incentive announcements
- Union or labor-policy responses to warehouse automation
- Watch for close of the $100M round and named strategic investors beyond Reliance
- Addverb likely to publicize captive Reliance Retail deployment metrics as proof points
- Competing integrators (GreyOrange, Unbox Robotics) and global players (Agility, Figure) accelerate India pitches
- Expect labor-cost and workforce-reskilling messaging to preempt automation backlash
- Quick-commerce players evaluate humanoid/AMR contracts to protect margins