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Playbook & Handbook · February 6, 2026
Winning Accelerator Playbook 2026 by BambuUP
EDTECH: LEVERAGING AI-POWERED TECHNOLOGIES TO TRANSFORM THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
1. Technology overview
Octobotics Tech Pvt. Ltd. is a robotic inspection and asset health intelligence provider based in Noida, India, founded in 2020 by Ishan Bhatnagar and Gulshan Kumar. It builds AI-enabled robotic platforms for non-destructive testing in oil and gas, chemical, power, marine and railway assets, especially in hazardous or hard-to-reach places.
The product line includes ReachMaster for telescopic ultrasonic thickness gauging at height, TrackSense for robotic corrosion mapping of tanks, pipes and vessels, WeldSense for autonomous weld inspection using UT, PAUT and TOFD, and PA Rail Scan for railway track and welds. Customers reported include Indian Oil Corporation, BPCL, HPCL and the Indian Navy.
2. Highlighted features & specifications
- ReachMaster: telescopic ultrasonic thickness gauging and visual inspection at height.
- TrackSense: robotic corrosion mapping for tanks, pipes and vessels.
- WeldSense: autonomous weld inspection with UT, PAUT and TOFD.
- PA Rail Scan: phased array inspection of railway track and welds.
- Asset health analytics: AI-assisted analysis that supports predictive maintenance.
3. Potential application
Thickness and corrosion mapping of storage tanks at Vietnamese refineries and fuel depots. Weld inspection of pressure vessels and boilers during shutdowns. Rail weld inspection for metro and railway operators.
4. Benefits
The company claims inspections up to 90% faster and inspection costs up to 60% lower, with no scaffolding needed in most applications. Robots reduce human entry into confined or elevated areas. Findings convert into maintenance priorities.
5. Market trends & opportunities
Asset-heavy industries are shifting from manual, scaffold-based inspection to robotic NDT to cut downtime and safety risk. Vietnam's refineries, petrochemical plants, storage terminals and rail projects face similar integrity-management needs.
6. Other information
Raised about 10 crore INR in seed funding in February 2026, led by Navam Capital with BYT Capital. Headquarters in Sector 138, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Reported customers include Indian Oil Corporation, BPCL, HPCL, Aarti Industries, GSFC and Saudi S-Chem.
