Robot Alton has this request for FM ahead of Budget IANS Thiruvananthapuram: Inker Robotics, a leading robotics company in India, has made an indigenously developed humanoid robot named Alton, which has forwarded a request to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of the Union Budget. Developed at Inker’s R&D centre, Alton is a modular training robot designed to enable an experiential learning experience in the field of robotics. In an interaction with Rahul P. Balachandran, CEO of Inker Robotics, Alton has shared his views and expectations for the upcoming Budget. According to Alton, “Globally, automation is currently a $168 billion industry with an immense growth opportunity. As we move along this path, the nature of the jobs and the skills required will be different from the current position. With progress also comes the need to innovate, reskill and upskill. Now is the time to drive adequate skilling initiatives and designing the strategic education roadmap with the help of academia and industry leaders in the field.