Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) · space humanoid
Vyommitra
A legless 'half-humanoid' that can bend forward and sideways, recognise people, answer questions, monitor cabin parameters and operate switch panels; designed by ISRO's Inertial Systems Unit.
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Why it matters
India's first humanoid built to fly on a spacecraft, as a stand-in crew member on uncrewed Gaganyaan test flights.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Maker
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)Government lab · founded 1969 · Bengaluru, IndiaGovernment-funded; budget INR 13,705.63 crore (about US$1.4 billion) for 2026-27
What it has been shown doing
We checked public videos and press for Vyommitra and found no clear demo of the skills we track yet.
Public attention
#5 of 377 current humanoids in public attention.
- 4,142 views of its Wikipedia article in the last 90 days (Vyommitra)
- 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Hands
- simple
- Movement
- Stationary
- Materials & build
- Skull made from a high-strength aluminium alloy to withstand pressure and launch vibration (Indian Express, 2024).
- AI & software
- Responds to queries (Department of Space, 2024); demonstrated responding to Hindi voice commands (ISRO, 2024).
- Other details
- Legless half-humanoid that can check cabin temperature, pressure and oxygen, operate switch panels, handle life-support functions and warn of pressure changes; designed by ISRO's Inertial Systems Unit at Thiruvananthapuram / Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.
From the maker
Vyommitra is the only humanoid from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the atlas.
Watch Vyommitra
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Where it is sold or used
- India
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Vyommitra integration underway
ISRO is integrating Vyommitra into the uncrewed Gaganyaan mission's crew module.
India Today - ISRO unveils Vyommitra
The half-humanoid spoke to delegates at a human spaceflight symposium in Bengaluru.
The Week
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. Few robots match closely, so these are the nearest matches. How we choose
| Measure | VyommitraIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |  GITAI G1GITAISame job: space · Both fixed in place · Both in development |
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| First shown | 2020-01-22 | 2020 |
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Sources
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