Mowito
Category: Robotics / Embodied AI
Mowito builds physical AI foundation models for industrial robotic arms, enabling robots to learn tasks by watching human demonstrations instead of requiring traditional programming. Mowito was founded in 2024. The company is led by Puru Rastogi. Based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $3M. Latest round: Pre-Seed. Key investors include Version One Ventures, All In Capital, Unisol (UNISOL Holdings, Japan), iSeed, Soumith Chintala (Angel, Thinking Machines Lab/Co-creator of PyTorch), Adarsh Kulkarni (Foundry Robotics), Ashish Kulkarni (Coformer AI), Vaibhav Domkundwar (Better Capital).
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $3M
Value proposition
Eliminates the programming bottleneck in manufacturing automation by letting industrial robots learn from human demonstration rather than code, enabling rapid reconfiguration of production lines in days instead of months.
Products and solutions
NeuralPick (AI-powered vision & control platform for robotic arms), Precision Assembly (vision-guided assembly with ±200 micron accuracy), High-Accuracy Inspection (single arm-mounted camera, reduces inspection costs by 60%+), Automated Machine Tending (AI-powered loading/unloading)
Unique value
Fixture-free automation with ±200 micron accuracy, zero jigs/rigid setups, operator-friendly web interface, runs on standard unmodified industrial robotic arms, rapid deployment (days vs months).
Target customer
Automotive manufacturers, electronics manufacturers, and other discrete manufacturing companies with high-precision assembly, inspection, and machine tending needs.
Industries served
Automotive manufacturing, Electronics manufacturing, Aerospace, Battery manufacturing, Mechanical parts, FMCG/CPG, Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics
Technology advantage
NeuralPick platform combining tactile sensing, physical AI, and computer vision for real-time adaptive robotic control; zero-jig/fixture-free automation; sub-millimeter precision; rapid deployment (days vs months); works with any standard industrial robotic arm without hardware modifications.
How they differentiate
Physical AI foundation models purpose-built for industrial robot arms that learn by demonstration (not code); runs on standard unmodified hardware; fixture-free with real-time adaptation; ±200 micron precision; operator-first web-based controls requiring no external experts.
Main competitors
CynLr (Bengaluru, India), Addverb (India), Canonical Robots, Novarc Technologies, Daxo Robotics, Mbodi AI
Key partnerships
UNISOL Corporation (strategic investment & partnership for Japan/Asia expansion)
Notable customers
Fortune 500 automotive manufacturer (robots operating on production lines), One of the world's largest electronics contract manufacturers
Major milestones
2024: Company founded by Puru Rastogi, Adityanag Nagesh, and Safar V, 2025: NeuralPick platform launched, 2026: $3M pre-seed led by Version One Ventures, 2026: Named finalist in Automate Startup Challenge, 2026: Deployed on Fortune 500 automotive and top electronics manufacturer production lines
Market positioning
Early-stage physical AI startup targeting the manufacturing automation software gap — positioned as the "intelligence layer" for industrial robotic arms, competing against traditional robot programming approaches and other physical AI startups.
Geographic focus
India (Bengaluru HQ) and United States (Detroit office), with expansion plans across North America
About Puru Rastogi
Ex-Robotics Engineer at Near Earth Autonomy (CMU spinout, drone navigation); Co-Inventor at CleanRobotics (trashbot); MS Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University (Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellowship); B.Tech from IIT Guwahati; HAX Accelerator (Shenzhen)
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Official website: https://mowito.ai
