Strengthening the bridge between academia and industry has never been more vital in today’s age of intelligent automation. Addverb, a global leader in robotics and automation, is collaborating with leading institutions such as the IITs, NAMTECH, and NIIT Neemrana in Rajasthan to establish Centres of Excellence (CoEs). Through the provision of cobots, Trakr, AGVs, AMRs, and shuttles, Addverb aims to foster research, innovation, and skill development in robotics and automation.

These Centres of Excellence, focused on smart and physical AI, collaborative robots (cobots), and Addverb’s Quadruped - Trak, they are being established at subsidised costs to make advanced robotics education more accessible. Designed as dynamic hubs for research, development, and intellectual property creation, they will also promote industry-driven learning, enabling students to engage directly with real-world automation technologies deployed across global manufacturing and warehousing environments.

Sangeet Kumar, CEO and Co- founder, Addverb, said, “At Addverb, we believe that innovation thrives when academia and industry collaborate closely. These partnerships aim to prepare the next generation of engineers for the evolving world of robotics, foster research excellence, and contribute to India’s leadership in advanced automation.”

Through these academic alliances, Addverb will:

• Facilitate collaborative research and development in robotics and automation.
• Offer Capstone Projects for B.Tech and M.Tech students.
• Conduct internships, industrial training, and workshops led by Addverb professionals.
• Support student-led innovation projects and mentorship opportunities.
• Introduce robotics awareness programs in schools to inspire early STEM learning.

Addverb’s collaboration also aligns with several Special Interest Group (SIG) initiatives aimed at strengthening India’s technology talent pipeline. Furthering its commitment to open innovation, Addverb’s physical ai website - AddverbAI is step towards open-sourcing select codebases to enable researchers and developers to experiment with real-world automation applications.

As an immediate outcome of the initiative and an early impact on students of IIT Gandhinagar were able to present couple of late breaking paper at IEEE RAS Humanoids and Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL) in Seoul, South Korea.

By building a strong link between education and industry, Addverb continues to develop a future-ready workforce and support India’s growth as a global robotics innovation hub.