Deep Tech
Reporting, analysis and features from AIM's Deep Tech section.
India’s Deep Tech Push Has a Gap No One is Talking About
As India accelerates investments in semiconductors, AI and space, experts warn that testing infrastructure remains a critical blind spot.
Sanjana Gupta ·
This 15-Year-Old Indian Founder is Building Balloon Rocket Launchers for India
Celestial Aerospace targets a commercial orbital launch by early 2029. Shreyans Jain says the next few years will test the team’s pace and discipline.
Sanjana Gupta ·
Chips, Robots, Agents: 5 Big AI Bets Jensen Huang Announced at NVIDIA GTC 2026
From chips to software, physical AI, and space data centres, NVIDIA lays out its next phase of AI infrastructure and agent-led computing.
Sanjana Gupta ·
The New Chip War is Fought in the Rack
Hyperscalers are shifting from buying chips to buying entire AI infrastructure stacks, and Broadcom is positioning itself at the centre.
Sanjana Gupta ·
AI Chips are the New Oil: How Silicon Sovereignty is Making Countries Protectionist
Governments are racing to secure local supply chains amid volatile geopolitical tensions and AI compute demand.
Sanjana Gupta ·
Huawei’s AI Infrastructure Play is Hard to Ignore at MWC 2026
Huawei provides AI infrastructure, industry models, agent platforms, and applications to address sector-specific challenges.
Sanjana Gupta ·
The Robotic Arm That Would Even Crawl Into Oil Tanks so Humans Don’t Have To
Armatrix raised $2.1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by pi Ventures.
Sanjana Gupta ·
India’s Construction Sites are Becoming Smarter and Safer, Thanks to Robots
Trimble aims to combine robotics with digital twins, planning tools, and data platforms to automate India’s construction sites.
Sanjana Gupta ·
Not All Robots at the India AI Impact Summit were Chinese
Physical AI is finding its way into factories and fields. The emphasis throughout the summit was on usable deployments rather than speculative research.
Sanjana Gupta ·
At AI Summit, Yotta CEO Ignites Sovereign AI Dreams With NVIDIA Collaboration
Yotta will deploy 20,736 liquid-cooled NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs, creating one of Asia's largest AI superclusters in India.
Smruthi Nadig ·
Jensen Missed India But NVIDIA Showed Up
NVIDIA has announced details of partnerships with Yotta, L&T, E2E Networks, manufacturers and major IT firms.
Sanjana Gupta ·
India’s Chip Moment Needs System Designers Before the Fabs
The real game changer is AI on the edge. Those chips don’t need to send or receive data from data centres, thereby avoiding such costs.
Sanjana Gupta ·
Deep Tech Finally Gets Breathing Room in India’s Startup Rulebook
Recognising deep tech as a distinct category signals a repositioning of India’s startup approach.
Sanjana Gupta ·
India’s Cosmic Leap Puts Space Startups in Focus
Exciting changes started to unfold when ISRO opened its launch pads, ground stations, and facilities to private players.
Sanjana Gupta ·
Addverb Thrusts India Into Humanoid Race, Betting on Wheels Over Legs
Addverb's humanoid, Elixis-W, is 6 feet tall and offers 67 degrees of freedom.
Sanjana Gupta ·
Memory Chips are Having Their Main Character Moment. But Can It Last?
“The AI bubble confirms itself as a bubble and bursts.”
Sanjana Gupta ·
India’s 2026 Chip Moment Now Rests With the Budget
Semiconductor leaders seek tax reform and infrastructure support, arguing that funding alone won’t suffice.
Sanjana Gupta ·
A Forest, a Lifetime and a Legacy in the Age of AI
Jane Goodall, who passed away in 2025, left behind a body of work that continues to shape future research.
Sanjana Gupta ·
NVIDIA Thinks the Future of AI Has a Body
Partners will begin shipping Vera Rubin-based systems later in 2026, with cloud providers Microsoft Azure and CoreWeave among the first adopters.
Sanjana Gupta ·
This Bengaluru Startup is Betting on Light to Build India’s Quantum Future
Instead of superconducting circuits cooled to near absolute zero, photonic systems use light particles as qubits.
Sanjana Gupta ·