Lip-syncing face
Contemporary reporting says the eyes, lips and eyebrows move to make expressions while the neck turns during interaction. [3]
Rashmi Robot
Specs, price & availability · verified Oct 2026
Rashmi Robot is a upper-body humanoid from Ranjit Srivastava (India), prototype with no published price.
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Last verified Oct 10, 2026
Price & availability
Ranjit Srivastava has not published a price
Prototype
Current dataset status: Prototype.
Product overview
About Rashmi Robot
Rashmi Robot is a lip-syncing upper-body humanoid built in Ranchi, India, by software engineer Ranjit Srivastava. Hindustan Times reported the project in August 2018 and described it as an Indian counterpart to Hanson Robotics' Sophia. At that stage, Rashmi could move its eyes, lips, eyebrows and neck, make facial expressions and use cameras in its eyes to recognize people; the developer was still working on hands and legs.
Later reporting described Rashmi speaking English, Hindi, Marathi and Bhojpuri. In December 2018 it appeared as a presenter on Red FM, where it answered listener questions in an 'Ask Rashmi' segment. A 2019 photograph on Wikimedia Commons shows the later upper-body build with arms.
Rashmi remained an individually developed demonstration robot rather than a product. Press coverage in January 2019 said ISRO researchers had discussed possible use on an uncrewed mission, but no decision or deployment was reported. No official product page, price or credible activity after 2019 was found, so the robot remains classified as a prototype rather than commercial hardware.
Capabilities
Key features
Eye-mounted cameras
Hindustan Times reported cameras in the eyes for recognizing people and objects. [3]
Multilingual speech
Press reports say Rashmi speaks English, Hindi, Marathi and Bhojpuri. [2]
Radio presenter and public appearances
Rashmi hosted an 'Ask Rashmi' segment on Red FM and also appeared at engineering colleges. [1][2][4]
Hardware profile
Specifications
Official — stated by the manufacturer or organizerReported — stated by a credible third partyEstimated — derived or approximate
Hands & Manipulation
- Hand / end effector
- Functional hand with finger movementReported — stated by a credible third party[1]Per Wikipedia; number of hands and fingers not stated
Compute & Sensing
- Sensors
- Eye-mounted cameras for person and object recognitionReported — stated by a credible third party[3]
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Body
- Height
- Not published
- Weight
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- Total DoF
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Mobility
- Maximum speed
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- Peak joint torque
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- Actuation
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Power
- Battery
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- Runtime
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- Charge time
- Not published
- Swappable battery
- Not published
Hands & Manipulation
- DoF per hand
- Not published
- Payload
- Not published
Compute & Sensing
- Onboard compute
- Not published
- AI stack
- Not published
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Evidence
Sources
- [1]Rashmi Robot - Wikipedia ↗Wikipedia · database · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [2]Ranchi-made Rashmi humanoid robot is now the 'world's first AI RJ' on Red FM (Digit) ↗Digit · press · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [3]Ranchi man develops humanoid robot Rashmi, an Indian version of Sophia ↗Hindustan Times · press · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [4]Humanoid from Ranchi enthrals radio listeners in national capital ↗The Times of India · press · accessed Oct 8, 2026