Affordable Robotic & Automation Limited (ARAPL), through its subsidiary ARAPL RaaS Private Limited (Humro), has secured its largest single order worth US$5.47 million (approximately ₹51.8 crore) for the supply of 103 autonomous robots. The order is scheduled for delivery within the current financial year.
The order covers three product lines in Humro’s autonomous forklift range: MAIA autonomous pallet jacks, ATLAS autonomous counterbalance forklifts and HERMES autonomous reach trucks. Together, these robots are designed to handle key material movement activities in warehouses, including truck unloading, horizontal transportation and high-bay storage.
The order marks a major development in Humro’s business, taking it from pilot projects to large-scale fleet deployments. It also strengthens the company’s position in the autonomous material handling market. In addition to the revenue from the sale of the robots, Humro expects to earn annual maintenance contract (AMC) revenue of 10–15% of the order value per year over the operating life of the deployed robots. This will provide a recurring revenue stream alongside the initial sale.
Robinson Philipose, CEO and Co-Founder of Humro, said the order for 103 robots showed that customers were moving beyond pilot projects and adopting autonomous material handling on a larger scale. He noted that the MAIA, ATLAS and HERMES product lines cover major warehouse operations and can work together as a single autonomous fleet. He added that each deployment would also create recurring service revenue throughout the robot’s working life.
Melind Padole, Founder and Managing Director of ARAPL, said the order was an important milestone for Humro and reflected the company’s investment in building an autonomous material handling business from India. He said Humro was seeing good traction in the US and had started preparing to enter 13 additional countries. The company plans to appoint dealers and establish partnerships with system integrators across global markets in 2027.
Established in 2005 and headquartered in Pune, ARAPL provides turnkey automation solutions to customers in the automotive, general industry and government sectors. Its offerings include production line automation, robotic inspection, automated assembly, robotic welding cells and automated parking systems. The company operates across 350,000 square feet of facilities and employs more than 400 people.
Through Humro, ARAPL has expanded into autonomous mobile robotics. Humro develops autonomous mobile robots and automated guided vehicles for manufacturing, warehousing and industrial logistics. Its solutions use patented iWare navigation technology and FleetOps software. The company also offers flexible business models, including Robotics-as-a-Service, pay-per-use, leasing and perpetual licensing, allowing customers to adopt automation with different investment options.
