Mitra Robot
{{Short description|Humanoid robot from Invento Robotics}}
Mitra Robot (Mitra: a Hindi word meaning "friend") is a Humanoid Robot designed and developed by the Indian startup Invento Robotics, a robotic company in Bangalore founded by Balaji Viswanathan. Mitra Robot made its first appearance in November 2017 at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit where it greeted Ivanka Trump, senior advisor to former U.S. President Donald Trump, and interacted with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.{{cite news |last1=Bhushan |first1=Kul |title=Mitra: The 'Made in India' robot that stole the show at GES Hyderabad |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tech/mitra-the-made-in-india-robot-that-stole-the-show-at-ges-hyderabad/story-XLYgp5UnSP3ACv7kMWOC1H.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=29 November 2017 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=GES 2017: Mitra, made in India robot, greets PM Modi, Ivanka Trump |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/global-entrepreneurship-summit-2017-mitra-robot-modi-ivanka-trump-invento-robotics-1096031-2017-11-28 |work=India Today |issue=28 November 2017 |language=en}}
Description
The five foot tall robot, Mitra-2, is India's first humanoid robot built and designed to engage in hospitality management and workplace productivity. Mitra can be integrated with a range of CRM applications and interacts with customers using voice. It also received media coverage in 2017 during the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.{{cite news |last1=Supriya |first1=R |title=Meet Mitra 3, Brother of Mitra Robot that Greeted Ivanka Trump in India |url=https://www.dqindia.com/meet-mitra-3-brother-mitra-robot-greeted-ivanka-trump-india/ |work=DATAQUEST |date=23 January 2019}}
Usage
Mitra Robot has been used in banks, weddings, birthday parties, hotels, malls, airports, cinema halls and hospitals.{{cite news |last1=Tyagi |first1=Chhavi |title=Invento Robotics: Meet the humanoid 'Mitra' which declared GES 2017 open |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/features/invento-robotics-this-startups-humanoid-mitra-will-declare-ges-2017-open/articleshow/61832032.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=1 December 2017}} In 2020, the robot connected relatives to those suffering from COVID at the Yatharth Super Speciality Hospital in Noida by means of patrolling the wards.{{Cite news |title=Mitra the robot helps COVID patients in India speak to loved ones |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2671DZ/}}
Events
Mitra robot was used in Tathva 19, the annual techno-management fest organized by NIT-C (National Institute of Technology Calicut), held in Mukkam, Kozhikode on 18 October 2019. Mitra reportedly greeted the dignitaries and delivered a speech thanking the Tathva team.{{cite news |title=Tathva '19 gets off to a start at NIT-C |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/tathva-19-gets-off-to-a-start-at-nit-c/article29730037.ece |work=The Hindu |date=18 October 2019 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |title=Shaking hands, posing for selfies, 'Mitra' robot pulls crowd at NIT |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/shaking-hands-posing-for-selfies-mitra-robot-pulls-crowd-at-nit--1.4211822 |work=Mathrubhumi |date=20 October 2019 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Workshops at Tathva '19 witness huge turnout |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/workshops-at-tathva-19-witness-huge-turnout/article29739185.ece |work=The Hindu |date=18 October 2019 |language=en-IN}}
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.mitrarobot.com/}}
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