Addverb

Reliance-owned warehouse-automation firm building India's first industrial wheeled humanoid

Division of Reliance Industries · Pilot · Humanoid OEM · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · Founded 2016 · addverb.ai

Part of Reliance Industries (54% stake).

Inc42 date approximate.

Profile

Noida-based Addverb, majority-owned by Reliance, is India's largest warehouse-robotics maker. In Feb 2026 it launched Elixis-W, billed as the first made-in-India industrial wheeled humanoid, planning about 100 units in year one with proof-of-concept deployments at four to six customers, starting in Reliance's factories.

People

• SK
  Sangeet Kumar

  Chief Executive Officer

Source: Warehouse automation to humanoids: Addverb bets on India, CEO says physical AI race has begun (Economic Times) · As of Oct 8, 2026. X handles are shown only when we could confirm they belong to the person.

Flagship robots

• Elixis-W Wheeled humanoid
  Industrial wheeled humanoid; ~100 units planned in year one
• Warehouse automation systems Mobile manipulator

Market & financials

Competitors

Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.

• Galbot

  Direct competitor

  CNHumanoid startup

  Both build wheeled humanoids for commercial and industrial work: Galbot runs wheeled humanoids in retail stores and on factory lines, while Addverb builds a wheeled industrial humanoid alongside warehouse automation.

  Sources (2)

  • Addverb unveils wheeled humanoid Elixis-W at LogiMAT India 2026 (Economic Times)
  • Galbot (company website)

• Exotec

  Direct competitor

  FRRobotics leader

  Both sell warehouse-automation systems: Exotec makes the Skypod warehouse order-picking robot system, while Addverb builds a wheeled industrial humanoid alongside warehouse automation.

  Sources (2)

  • Addverb unveils wheeled humanoid Elixis-W at LogiMAT India 2026 (Economic Times)
  • Exotec (company website)

• Galaxea AI

  Direct competitor

  CNHumanoid startup

  Both build wheeled humanoids for commercial and industrial work: Galaxea AI builds wheeled dual-arm and humanoid robots, while Addverb builds a wheeled industrial humanoid alongside warehouse automation.

  Sources (2)

  • Addverb unveils wheeled humanoid Elixis-W at LogiMAT India 2026 (Economic Times)
  • Galaxea AI (company website)

Recent news

• Feb 5, 2026 — Elixis-W wheeled humanoid unveiled at LogiMAT India 2026 Economic Times

Sources

• Addverb unveils wheeled humanoid Elixis-W at LogiMAT India 2026 (Economic Times) (Feb 5, 2026)
• First made-in-India wheeled humanoid for industrial use takes centre stage (Business Standard) (Feb 5, 2026)
• Addverb's humanoid bet (Inc42) (Feb 20, 2026)

Confidence: medium.

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