Indian robotics warehouse automation company Humro (formerly ARAPL RaaS), has announced it has received an INR4.13 million (USD466,000) order from a major United States-based logistics company for its newly developed Atlas AC2000 autonomous forklift.

Indian media reports the deal follows three months of successful testing at the unnamed US client’s site and marks Humro’s move into a new product segment.

Humro’s parent company, Affordable Robotic and Automation Limited (ARAPL), is India’s only publicly listed robotics company.

The Atlas AC200 AMR has LiDAR-based navigation, real-time obstacle detection and is designed for autonomous truck loading and unloading.

The US deal is believed to be for two AMRs and with the scale of the customer’s operations in the US, is thought to have the potential to be worth much more in the future.

“Considering the scale and competition in the US market, we are thrilled to announce the success of our product with an established logistics player,” Milind Padole, founder and managing director of ARAPL is quoted by local media as saying. 

“This order, following stringent approvals and successful prototype performance, not only opens new doors for us, but also is a step towards positioning ‘Make in India’ mobile robots prominently in the global warehouse robotics sector — otherwise dominated by large US and Chinese players.”

ARAPL was founded in 2005 and specialises in industrial automation solutions. In September, the company announced it would invest USD8-10 million in its Humro AMR brand as it seeks to break into the US market.