Surat-based technology company STPL won an award for “Best use of Artificial Intelligence in Robotics” at the Global Artificial Intelligence Summit & Awards, held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on January 17, 2019.

The AICRA AI Awards is India's First Global Award Ceremony in Artificial Intelligence, organised by the New Delhi based All India Council for Robotics & Automation (AICRA). They are conferred to the companies which are successfully implementing Artificial Intelligence in Robots to make machines that are more efficient and deliver smarter results.

STPL has already developed ROBOMATIC and ROBOCUT for the diamond industry, which it says are the world's first robots in the industry. The Artificial Intelligence powered Robot performs complex diamond cutting operations with utmost precision, STPL says, adding that “as the processing of one diamond completes, the Robot automatically feeds a new diamond to achieve non-stop working of the laser machine. The Robots are designed to make diamond processing completely accurate, rapid and human error-free.”

Commenting on the AICRA AI Award, Rahul Gaywala, CEO, STPL said, "The world of industries is a buzz with just two terms – Robots and Artificial Intelligence. The diamond processing industry is poised to get the most from the AI-powered robotic automation – as everything in diamond industry revolves around just two major aspects – precision and quality."

Prior to this, STPL has also received global awards such as 'India Design Mark Award', 'Good Design' and 'Vision System Design' from Japan and US for its world class Innovation, Design and Automation Excellence.