Ati Motors moves Sherpa Mecha from factory AMRs into mobile manipulation

Sherpa Mecha extends Ati Motors from autonomous material movement into dual-arm factory work.

7 Oct 25

Ati Motors introduced Sherpa Mecha in October 2025 as a factory robot built around a wheeled base, two arms, and task examples including bin handling, machine tending, fastening, and tool changeouts. The launch broadens a company known for autonomous mobile robots into the work that begins after material reaches a station: picking, aligning, handling fixtures, and using tools inside production flow.

Ati was founded in Bengaluru in 2017 by Saurabh Chandra, a former Uber and Apple engineer. It sells Sherpa AMRs for factories and warehouses. Source

Sherpa Mecha combines a wheeled base with arms for manipulation at factory workstations. Source

In January 2025, the company said it raised a $20 million Series B led by Walden Catalyst Ventures and NGP Capital to support global expansion of its AI-powered robotics workforce. Source

Sherpa Mecha extends Ati’s existing AMR navigation, mapping and plant-service systems into mobile manipulation. Alternative approaches include AMRs fitted with arms and fixed machine-tending cells.

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