Robotic market moving smoothly to the future

March 11, 2014 6:52 am

“We want to go in a right way for the growth of robotic industries as a whole in India,” emphasises Vikas Swami, Vice President, KUKA Robotics
German robotics manufacturer KUKA will celebrate the grand opening of its Shanghai plant with a spectacular event. Table tennis legend Timo Boll will be present in one of the most thrilling duels of all time. Yes KUKA Robotics, which entered into the Guinness Book of World Records with its biggest, strongest industrial robot KUKA Titan with six axes in 2007. In an exclusive interview with Swati Rana, Vikas Swami talks about the robotics industry and how the next generation of robots is going to shape the future.
KUKA is one of the world’s leading suppliers of robotics. How do you view the demands of robotics in India?If we see the demand side, 2011 was bit of stagnant year whereas the demand had gone up 2012 and 2013. We expect the year 2014 should be better than 2013. The latest announcement on the excise duty cuts on the cars should drive the growth trend because automotive is the biggest consumer of robots in India. We think things are going to be brighter for robotic market in 2014.
What is your view about the penetration of robotics in Indian industrial manufacturing sector? How do you expect the change in scenario?In India major users of Industrial Robots are automotive Industry and its suppliers, the general industry which includes all other major industries like electronics, pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, foundry and forging, FMCG etc. are not using robots in a big way. In India, the penetration in this sector is comparatively low. But in the past 2 years, many major multi-national companies have already gone into robotics, which is a bright sign. We feel, the scenario has started changing since 2013 and the next 2 years would be very interesting for India.

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