Bengaluru-based deeptech startup Armatrix is developing snake-like robotic arms designed to enter industrial spaces that are difficult or unsafe for people, including oil tanks, ship compartments, reactors and aircraft structures. Unlike conventional industrial arms built around a small number of rigid joints, Armatrix’s platform uses a highly articulated structure that can bend through narrow openings and complex internal geometries.
Its planned platform measures roughly 3–5 metres in length, 50–150 mm in diameter and offers more than 22 degrees of freedom. The company’s technology profile describes a 24-DoF system using AI-driven perception, real-time sensing and adaptive motion planning. Crucially, the motors and electronics sit outside the arm itself, leaving the section entering hazardous environments largely mechanical.
That architecture is aimed at jobs that still require workers to enter confined industrial assets or companies to dismantle equipment simply to reach an inspection point. Armatrix says the same platform can use interchangeable end effectors for visual inspection, welding and painting, potentially allowing multiple maintenance tasks during a single deployment.
Founded in 2024 by IIT Kanpur engineers Vishrant Dave, Prateesh Awasthi and Ayush Ranjan, Armatrix grew from research into trajectory planning for hyper-redundant robotic arms. The startup has raised $2.1 million in pre-seed funding led by pi Ventures, with participation from Inuka Capital, Boundless Ventures, Boost VC, Turbostart and gradCapital. The capital is being used for product development, engineering expansion and industrial deployments.
The commercial test now is moving from an impressive robotic mechanism to reliable industrial operations. Oil and gas facilities, shipyards, nuclear plants and aerospace assets require equipment that can withstand harsh conditions while performing repeatable inspection or maintenance work. Armatrix has built a three-metre system and is targeting these sectors, but broader adoption will depend on successful pilots, certification and consistent performance in real operating environments .
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