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Meet Cynlr

CynLr, short for Cybernetics Laboratory, is a deep-tech robotics company developing visual object intelligence for industrial automation. Its technology enables robots to perceive, grasp, manipulate and orient unfamiliar objects without requiring object-specific pre-training. Products include the CLX1 vision stack, the dual-arm CyRo robotic system and the mobile three-arm CyNoid platform. CynLr combines machine vision, optics, force sensing, robotics, controls and real-time learning to address manufacturing tasks that are difficult to automate with conventional fixed systems. The company works with automotive, semiconductor, manufacturing and logistics organizations and operates engineering and manufacturing in Bengaluru, advanced research in Switzerland and customer-facing operations in the United States.View more

CynLr, short for Cybernetics Laboratory, is a deep-tech robotics company developing visual object intelligence for industrial automation. Its technology enables robots to perceive, grasp, manipulate and orient unfamiliar objects without requiring object-specific pre-training. Products include the CLX1 vision stack, the dual-arm CyRo robotic system and the mobile three-arm CyNoid platform. CynLr combines machine vision, optics, force sensing, robotics, controls and real-time learning to address manufacturing tasks that are difficult to automate with conventional fixed systems. The company works with automotive, semiconductor, manufacturing and logistics organizations and operates engineering and manufacturing in Bengaluru, advanced research in Switzerland and customer-facing operations in the United States.

Founded
2019
Company size
51-200 employees
Company stage
Series A
Headquarters
Bengaluru, India

Why work here

CynLr offers candidates the chance to work on difficult physical-AI problems spanning robotics, optics, computer vision, controls, electronics, machine learning and high-performance software. The company reports more than $15 million in funding, 70+ team members, a 14,000-square-foot R&D facility and 40+ Fortune 500 customer engagements and partnerships. Its work includes real-time object perception, force-aware manipulation, multi-arm robots and heterogeneous FPGA, GPU and CPU computing. CynLr also operates a research centre in Switzerland and collaborates with institutions including EPFL and CSEM, while expanding customer-facing operations in the US. Its careers material shows active hiring across research, software, product design, applications and business roles.Read more

CynLr offers candidates the chance to work on difficult physical-AI problems spanning robotics, optics, computer vision, controls, electronics, machine learning and high-performance software. The company reports more than $15 million in funding, 70+ team members, a 14,000-square-foot R&D facility and 40+ Fortune 500 customer engagements and partnerships. Its work includes real-time object perception, force-aware manipulation, multi-arm robots and heterogeneous FPGA, GPU and CPU computing. CynLr also operates a research centre in Switzerland and collaborates with institutions including EPFL and CSEM, while expanding customer-facing operations in the US. Its careers material shows active hiring across research, software, product design, applications and business roles.

Industry
Industrial Robotics / Computer Vision / Physical AI
Open jobs
26 open jobs
Notable investors
Pavestone VC, Athera Venture Partners, Speciale Invest, Info Edge Ventures / Redstart Labs, Anicut Capital, growX ventures, Arali Ventures, Java Capital

Tech stack

C++

Programming Language

Python

Programming Language

LabVIEW

Engineering Software

MATLAB

Engineering Computing

OROCOS

Robotics Software

PyBullet

Robotics Simulation

NVIDIA Isaac Sim

Robotics Simulation

NVIDIA Omniverse

Simulation Platform

FPGA

Compute Hardware

GPU

Compute Hardware

Key people

2 people
Gokul N AFounder - Design, Product & BrandView bio

Co-founder of CynLr, leading design, product and brand. Gokul studied at Amrita School of Engineering and previously worked at National Instruments, specializing in machine vision, embedded systems and RF. He is a Certified LabVIEW Architect and has spent years developing industrial vision and automation systems before building CynLr's object-intelligence technology.

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Nikhil RamaswamyFounder - GTM, Sales & InvestmentView bio

Co-founder of CynLr, leading go-to-market, sales and investment. Ramaswamy studied at BITS Pilani and previously worked at National Instruments. He and Gokul N A left their jobs to work on industrial automation and machine-vision problems before developing CynLr's visual object intelligence platform. He currently drives customer and market development, including CynLr's US presence.

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Latest company news

4 stories

Gokul NA at CynLr on a manipulation OS for robots

India Tech Report

CynLr founder Gokul N A discussed the company's Object Intelligence Stack, its research collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science and its longer-term goal of creating a manipulation operating system for robots. The company is applying the technology in automotive and semiconductor manufacturing.

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CynLr's CyRo robot debuts at AI Impact Summit

The Tribune

CynLr demonstrated CyRo at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, showing the dual-arm robot handling unfamiliar objects through real-time visual perception and force feedback rather than object-specific pre-programming.

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CynLr raises the curtain on commercial-ready robotics platform

Business Today

CynLr unveiled a commercial-ready Object Intelligence platform designed to let robots learn and manipulate unfamiliar objects rapidly, targeting more flexible and software-defined manufacturing systems.

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Building a multi home Indian deep tech company: the CynLr playbook

Speciale Invest

Investor Speciale Invest described CynLr's international operating model, with engineering and manufacturing in Bengaluru, advanced robotics research in Switzerland and customer-facing operations in the United States.

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Jobs at Cynlr

26 open roles