{"id":"ihub-tara-gen1","manufacturer":"iHub Robotics","model":"TARA GEN1","country":"IN","description":"TARA Gen 1 is a semi-humanoid service robot from iHub Robotics of Kerala, India. It greets visitors, answers questions and guides people in banks, hospitals, schools, government offices and trade shows, with face recognition, autonomous navigation and, per the company, conversation in more than 100 languages. iHub does not publish a full technical specification for this model.","catalog_status":"in-development","specifications":{"height_cm":null,"weight_kg":null,"payload_kg":null,"dof":null,"speed_ms":null,"battery_h":null},"capabilities":["sort","obstacle"],"source":{"url":"https://www.ihubrobotics.com","verified_at":null,"verified_fields":[],"review_status":"requires_current_source_check"},"evidence":{"manufacturer_review":null,"mera_field_test":{"status":"not_published","report_url":null,"measured_at":null},"verification_note":"A manufacturer documentation check does not verify field performance, inventory or MERA compatibility."},"knowledge":{"summary":"TARA Gen 1 is a semi-humanoid service robot from iHub Robotics of Kerala, India. It greets visitors, answers questions and guides people in banks, hospitals, schools, government offices and trade shows, with face recognition, autonomous navigation and, per the company, conversation in more than 100 languages. iHub does not publish a full technical specification for this model.","sections":[{"h":"History and deployments","p":["According to iHub Robotics' website, the company was founded in Kerala in 2022, and in 2023 the first TARA robots went into schools and hospitals in India. In 2024 iHub expanded to the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and in 2025 it showed TARA at the Global Startup Summit in Coimbatore and at GITEX Global in Dubai.","Company photos and material show TARA at banking events (including an SBI expo, Biz2X and BnkHub), in hospitals, lecture halls and with Sharjah Police. iHub lists NITTTR Chennai, Biz2X, BNKHUB, Lulu Group and Infosys among its clients and partners. These are company claims not verified by independent sources."]},{"h":"Versions and capabilities","p":["TARA Gen 1 comes in several variants: TARA Greet for reception and hospitality, TARA Care for hospitals and elder care, TARA Learn as a classroom assistant (including a developer version), and a banking version that greets customers, issues tokens and manages queues.","iHub cites face recognition, autonomous navigation, conversation in over 100 Indian and international languages and self-docking charging that keeps the robot on duty without staff intervention. It does not give the height, weight or battery life of TARA Gen 1."]},{"h":"Manufacturer","p":["iHub Robotics is headquartered in Kerala with a manufacturing and research facility in Kalamassery, and also operates in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Its founder and CEO is Athil Krishna, with co-founders Akhil K Haridasan (COO) and Sarath S (CTO). The company is also developing Daksha industrial humanoids, a next-generation TARA and defence robots, and says it takes part in NVIDIA's humanoid robotics programme."]},{"h":"Price and availability","p":["No TARA Gen 1 price is published; orders and demos are arranged through iHub's website."]}],"timeline":[["2022","iHub Robotics founded in Kerala"],["2023","First TARA robots deployed in Indian schools and hospitals"],["2024","Expansion to the UAE and Saudi Arabia"],["2025","TARA shown at Global Startup Summit and GITEX Global"]],"faq":[["Who makes TARA Gen 1?","iHub Robotics of Kerala, India."],["What is TARA Gen 1 used for?","Front-of-house service: greeting, information, queue management and guiding people in banks, hospitals, schools and government offices."],["How many languages does TARA speak?","More than 100 Indian and international languages, according to iHub."],["Is TARA a full humanoid?","iHub describes it as a semi-humanoid."]],"sources":[{"title":"iHub Robotics homepage","publisher":"iHub Robotics","url":"https://www.ihubrobotics.com/","date":"2026"},{"title":"About iHub Robotics","publisher":"iHub Robotics","url":"https://www.ihubrobotics.com/about","date":"2026"},{"title":"TARA Gen 1","publisher":"iHub Robotics","url":"https://www.ihubrobotics.com/tara","date":"2026"},{"title":"TARA Greet","publisher":"iHub Robotics","url":"https://www.ihubrobotics.com/tara-greet","date":"2026"}],"updated":"2026-10-10"},"mera":{"rental_with_operator":false,"sale_in_offer":false,"availability":"confirmation_required","shop_url":null},"url":"https://merarobotics.com/blog/humanoids/ihub-tara-gen1","inquiry_url":"https://merarobotics.com/en/start?service=purchase&robot=ihub-tara-gen1"}