HC Robotics

About HC Robotics

Established in 2018, HC Robotics is a Hyderabad-based company specializing in the research, design, and manufacturing of customized hardware and software solutions centered around mobile LiDAR, AI-based image processing, and drone technology. The company was founded by Siddhartha Pasumarthy and Venkata Rao Eluri. A subsidiary of Centillion Networks, HC Robotics operates in nine countries, including India and the US.

The firm's business is focused on providing mobile mapping solutions and enhanced LiDAR surveys for clients primarily in the telecom, utilities, agriculture, and defense sectors. It has a multifaceted business model that includes selling proprietary hardware products, offering specialized drone services, and providing AI-powered data analysis. The company generates revenue through the sale of its products and by delivering tailored services such as 3D mapping, infrastructure inspections, and aerial surveys.

HC Robotics' product portfolio includes Mobile LiDAR systems, a handheld portable LiDAR called Ropoli, and the Truly3D LiDAR Viewer for interacting with point cloud datasets. Their AI-image processing technology performs functions like object detection, image classification, and enhancement. In the drone sector, they offer quadcopters, flight controllers, and gimbal cameras. The service division provides a range of applications, including land surveying, utility infrastructure inspection, precision agriculture, and aerial photography. For instance, their LiDAR viewer is a web application that allows users to overlay point cloud data on panoramic images and includes specialized tools for pole data collection for utility clients. Their AI and machine learning services cover the entire project lifecycle, from data annotation to model deployment, including Edge-AI services that bring computation to the devices where data is generated.

In early 2025, HC Robotics announced a significant expansion plan with an investment of ₹500 crore, intended to create an initial 500 new engineering jobs, with a goal of adding 2,000 more over the following three years. The company operates with a team that includes engineers and experienced executives from the telecom and tech industries.