Wandelbots and Tech Mahindra Partner to Bring Physical AI powered Automation to Global Manufacturers
Partnership aims to help enterprises deploy intelligent automation faster and at scale.
September 10, 2026
Pune, India / Dresden, Germany – Wandelbots, a deep tech company building the infrastructure for Physical AI and Tech Mahindra (NSE: TECHM), a leading global provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries, today announced a strategic partnership to help manufacturers accelerate the adoption of AI-powered automation and build the factories of the future.
The engagement brings together Wandelbots’ intelligent Physical AI software platform with Tech Mahindra’s deep expertise in manufacturing transformation, AI, cloud, and systems integration to enable enterprises to deploy industrial automation faster, reduce implementation complexity, and improve operational agility across production environments.
As manufacturers increasingly embrace Industry 4.0, they continue to face challenges around complex robot programming, fragmented automation environments, workforce shortages, and scaling automation across multiple facilities. The collaboration will help organizations simplify industrial robotics deployment by combining Physical AI software with enterprise-grade implementation capabilities powered by Wandelbots’ NOVA platform and Tech Mahindra’s expertise.
“We envision a future where factories continuously learn, adapt and respond to changing business needs. Robotics will evolve from isolated machines performing predefined tasks into an intelligent, connected and autonomous workforce, powered by software, data and Physical AI. Through our partnership with Wandelbots, we aim to democratize industrial robotics by making automation simpler to program, faster to deploy and scalable across technologies and manufacturing environments. By combining Wandelbots’ software-defined, robot-agnostic platform with Tech Mahindra’s manufacturing expertise, AI capabilities and global transformation scale, we will help enterprises move decisively towards adaptive, autonomous and human-centric factories of the future.” Manikantan N.S., Senior Vice President and Global Head – Manufacturing, Tech Mahindra
"This partnership strengthens our ability to deliver NOVA-powered automation to enterprise customers at scale. With NOVA as the platform for Physical AI, combined with Tech Mahindra's technical capabilities and customer relationships, we can embed it into manufacturing operations faster and more effectively" Tobias Schmidt, Head of Partnerships at Wandelbots.
By combining intelligent robotics, Physical AI, and enterprise-scale implementation capabilities, the collaboration will help manufacturers modernize operations while accelerating their Industry 4.0 journey. Beyond technology integration, Wandelbots and Tech Mahindra will collaborate on joint go-to-market initiatives, customer workshops, innovation programs, customer delivery, and strategic engagements to demonstrate how AI-powered robotics can transform manufacturing operations across industries.
The partnership will initially focus on key manufacturing sectors including Automotive, Industrial Equipment, Aerospace, Electronics, and Consumer Products, enabling enterprises to unlock greater flexibility, improve workforce productivity, and accelerate time-to-value through intelligent automation.
About Tech Mahindra
Tech Mahindra (NSE: TECHM, BSE: 532755) offers technology consulting and digital solutions to global enterprises across industries, enabling transformative scale at unparalleled speed. With 146,000+ professionals across 90 countries, Tech Mahindra provides a full spectrum of services including consulting, information technology, enterprise applications, business process services, engineering services, network services, customer experience & design, AI & analytics, and cloud & infrastructure services. It is the first Indian company in the world to have been awarded the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Terra Carta Seal, which recognizes global companies that are actively leading the charge to create a climate and nature-positive future. Tech Mahindra is part of the Mahindra Group, founded in 1945, one of the largest and most admired multinational federation of companies.
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About Wandelbots
Wandelbots is a deep tech company building the infrastructure for Physical AI. With Wandelbots NOVA, enterprises connect AI, digital twins, robots, and industrial operations in one unified platform. By turning automation systems into software-defined, form-factor-agnostic assets, Wandelbots enables manufacturers to deploy intelligent automation faster, scale it across production environments, and continuously adapt and optimize operations. For more information about Wandelbots and its Physical AI platform, please visit www.wandelbots.com
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