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mechanised maintenance
methods, which require
trained handlers. Costs have
increased significantly over
the last two to three years,
about tenfold since before
Covid. Customers are asking
for mechanised methods to
cut down on costs.
The challenge is getting
trained employees, who
demand higher salaries
after internal training. Our
attrition rate is about 10 per
cent, usually due to personal
reasons. Client requirements
are constantly changing; for
example, showrooms require WHILE EVERYONE
frequent floor polishing due to UNDERSTANDS
high footfall, while in hotels, ROBOTICS, PRICE
footfall is lower. Clients IS ONE OF THE
often ask for airport standard FACTORS DELAYING
restrooms with dedicated staff
to keep them dry. We educate THE PROGRESS OF
clients on the cost implications IMPLEMENTING ITS
of maintaining such standards. USE IN SERVICES
We use local green products, ACROSS SEGMENTS
and when clients insist on
specific brands, we arrange for Bikram Chadda
those as well.”

Robotics in the Indian
market
The universal interest around
the world about the drivers, are picture,” explains Manoj.
very different. High labour rates, Critical infrastructures
it is more about availability like the Aviation also require
of labour and low about the robotics. India is coming up
consistency of cleaning systems. with 25 to 50 new airports in
How does robotics fit in the the next couple of years. India
Indian market? has already privatised almost
“Speaking broadly, of the 16 airports and every year
various segments in India where seven airports are going to be
robotics is playing and will play privatised. This opens the doors
a major role are Data Centres to service providers to enter
and Aviation. Service providers into the aviation sector where
are catering to small, medium to robotics will play a major role
large size data centres anywhere in automation and reduced
from 2 to 200 megawatt. These human intervention.”
data centres require specific Bikram Chadha opines
cleaning and do not have much that “At the same time, India
human intervention and do not has a cheaper labour force.
depend upon people. Here is Comparatively, the cost to
where robotics come into the acquire such equipment

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