PetroBot RRDC
Robotic Research and Development Centre
India's Frontier Lab for Autonomous Inspection Robotics
RRDC is PetroBot's frontier-tech engine — a full-stack robotics campus where autonomy, AI perception and explosion-proof hardware are engineered and built in-house. This is where India designs the robots that go where humans can't.
Engineered at the frontier
Mechanical design, embedded electronics, autonomy software and AI perception — the entire robotics stack, integrated under one roof in India.
A deep-tech engine for autonomous inspection
Industrial inspection has been stuck for decades — slow, hazardous and locked to imported hardware. RRDC breaks that ceiling: India's first facility built end-to-end to research, engineer and manufacture autonomous robots for the planet's most dangerous industrial environments.
Inside, full-stack teams fuse robotics, computer vision, sensor fusion and edge AI into explosion-proof machines certified for Zone 0/1/2 atmospheres. From first CAD sketch to field-ready robot, every layer — mechanics, electronics, firmware and intelligence — is built here. Indigenous by design, global by standard.
The full stack, under one roof
Every discipline of modern robotics — from frontier research to production-grade machines — integrated end-to-end.
R&D Innovation Hub
Autonomy, AI perception & sensor-fusion research
Joint Development
Co-engineer purpose-built robots in our labs
Manufacturing Excellence
In-house fabrication — from steel to circuits
Global Standards
Explosion-proof, ATEX & PESO certified for Zone 0/1/2
Inside the facility
A first look at the labs and lines where the next generation of inspection robots is engineered.
Co-engineer the next inspection robot
RRDC is open for joint development with asset owners, OEMs and research partners. Bring a hazardous-environment inspection challenge and we'll co-engineer a purpose-built, field-validated robotic system in our labs.
Start a collaboration →Co-development programs
Architect and prototype new robots alongside our engineers.
Field pilots
Validate autonomy and hardware on your live assets before scale-up.
Technology partnerships
Tap indigenous inspection technology engineered to global standards.
Our journey to RRDC
PetroBot is founded to make industrial inspection robotic, autonomous and indigenous — backed by ONGC and HPCL.
A growing fleet of ATEX & PESO certified robots deployed across hundreds of high-risk assets.
RRDC opens in Jaipur — India's first end-to-end facility for autonomous inspection-robot R&D and manufacturing.
Find RRDC
Robotic Research and Development Centre
IN-25, Riyasat Industrial Park, near Sitarampura Toll Plaza
Sanganer, Manohariya Wala, Jaipur - 302029
Rajasthan, India
Phone
+91 93519 88211Visits are by appointment. Reach out and we'll help you plan a tour of the facility.
Get directions →Let's build the future of inspection in India
Whether you're an asset owner exploring autonomous inspection or a partner ready to co-engineer, RRDC is open for collaboration.