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DigiKey India Opens New Bengaluru Office BENGALURU, India – DigiKey, the global distribution leader of electronic components and automation products, proudly announces the opening of its new Bengaluru office, home to DigiKey India’s Global Capability Center (GCC), supporting innovation, technology enablement and business operations for teams worldwide. The company held an inauguration ceremony on Oct. 5, 2026, at its new office at… |
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India's First 5.56 km Free-Space Quantum Key Distribution Link Shown by QNu Labs, BISAG-N, IIT Gandhinagar Indian researchers and engineers have successfully established a free-space quantum key distribution link spanning 5.56 km, marking the country’s first such demonstration at this distance. The field trial, conducted on the night of 27-28 September 2026, connected the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) with IIT Gandhinagar. QNu Labs supplied… |
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Morphing Machines Unveils MuDRA-1, First Silicon for an Architecture Aiming for ASIC Performance, FPGA Flexibility Bengaluru-based fabless semiconductor startup Morphing Machines has unveiled MuDRA-1, its first taped-out chip, at SEMICON India 2026 in New Delhi. The event ran from 17 to 19 September at Yashobhoomi. The company, incubated at the Indian Institute of Science, describes the chip as a first-silicon milestone and says it was designed in India. MuDRA-1 is a test chip for REDEFINE, the… |
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Messe Muenchen India and dmg events Announce Partnership to Launch AiX DataWorld 2027 Mumbai: As India’s data centre market expands rapidly alongside growing demand for artificial intelligence, cloud computing and digital services, Messe Muenchen India, in partnership with dmg events, will launch AiX DataWorld 2027, a dedicated conference and platform with two editions in Mumbai and Chennai for the country’s data centre industry. The partnership announcement reflects a defining… |
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Circuit Digest Named Digital Content & Outreach Partner for electronica India 2026 21 August 2026: Circuit Digest has been named the Digital Content & Outreach Partner for electronica India 2026, taking place from 16–18 September at BIEC, Bengaluru. As part of the collaboration, Circuit Digest will identify relevant industry voices, shape discussion themes, host the conversations and distribute the resulting content across its website, YouTube channel and social… |
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Genrobotics to Manufacture Sewer-Cleaning Robots and Wilboar Units in Tamil Nadu, ₹150 Cr Bet Kerala-based robotics firm Genrobotics has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tamil Nadu government to set up a manufacturing facility for its robotics product line, with plans to invest ₹150 crore over the next five years. The MoU was inked at the Vettri Tamil Nadu Investment Conclave 2026, held in Chennai, where the state government signed agreements with 97 companies for a… |
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Mindgrove & AtumX to Put Dev Boards Built on Indian Chips in Hands of 1,000 Chennai Students Chennai-based fabless semiconductor startup Mindgrove Technologies has teamed up with ed-tech company AtumX to launch AGNI, a developer board built around an indigenously designed chip, aimed at government school classrooms. The initiative marks one of the first attempts to put a domestically designed SoC directly into the hands of students rather than professional engineers. The… |
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US Slams the Door on Chinese Humanoid Robots Over National Security and Backdoor Risks The Federal Communications Commission added humanoid robots, quadruped robots, and networked power inverters to its Covered List on July 28, 2026, blocking new equipment authorizations for these device categories going forward. The move effectively halts new imports of foreign-made robots that mimic human or animal movement, along with grid-connected inverters used to link solar panels,… |
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Andhra Pradesh Launches Twin AI Centres to Give DeepTech Startups GPU Power and Mentorship Andhra Pradesh has set up two new AI-focused facilities, one in Amaravati and one in Visakhapatnam, which began operating on July 28. The initiative comes with backing from the central government's electronics and IT ministry, working alongside the state's own IT and electronics department. Both sites will run under the… |
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Apollo Hospitals, ePlane Sign MoU for e200X Air Ambulances and Amber Wings Drones The ePlane Company and Apollo Hospitals have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to bring electric air ambulances and medical delivery drones into India's emergency healthcare system. The MoU was signed in Chennai and announced at the Farnborough International Airshow in the UK. Karthik Reddy, Director of Apollo… |
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SpaceX Launches DARPA's Decade-Long Robotic Arm Project to Service Satellites in Orbit SpaceX launched Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) and three Mission Extension Pods (MEPs) aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on July 21. The spacecraft is now making its way to geostationary orbit, where the servicing campaign will begin in the coming weeks. The MRV is equipped with two 10-foot robotic arms built under the Robotic Servicing of… |
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EWskills Launches EWsim.io - A Free Browser-Based Circuit Simulator Pune, India — July 2026. EWskills, the Industry focused skill-building platform for electronics and embedded engineers, has announced the launch of EWsim.io, a browser-based mixed-signal circuit simulator that executes microcontroller firmware. The tool is free to use, requires no installation, and is aimed at Engineers, students, educators, hobbyists, and Makers.Developed by the team behind… |
