GES 2017: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US presidential adviser and daughter Ivanka Trump press the button on Mitra, a humanoid robot, during the opening of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad. GES 2017: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US presidential adviser and daughter Ivanka Trump press the button on Mitra, a humanoid robot, during the opening of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad. Marking India’s entry in the global race to develop a social robot, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ivanka Trump, daughter and advisor to President Donald Trump, Tuesday launched Mitra — a ‘Made in India’ robot that interacts, assists and learns on the move. Ivento Robotics, which developed Mitra, has been founded by Balaji Vishwanathan, who recently became the most followed person on Quora. Speaking to indianexpress.com, Kaundinya Panyam, who oversees the company’s business development, said: “Mitra is an ‘end-to-end’ India product.

Source: Indian Express November 29, 2017 09:07 UTC