Increasing Labour Productivity With Robots
An episode of the All Things Policy podcast, hosted by Takshashila Institution, titled "Increasing Labour Productivity With Robots" was published on January 29, 2026 and runs 35 minutes.
January 29, 2026 ·35m · All Things Policy
Summary
Despite being the fifth largest country by GDP, India has a very low per capita income and has a long way to go before we can become an affluent nation. Sridhar Krishna from The Takshashila Institution speaks to Arvind Vasu, an entrepreneur and an expert in robotics, on the history of robotics and how robotics offers another chance to the manufacturing sector in India. We missed the bus once and let China go far ahead in manufacturing output. Robotics can help us be a real alternative to China and help boost our labour productivity, leading to a more prosperous India. Will we jump on this time?All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru.Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/research-areasCheck out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
Episode Description
Despite being the fifth largest country by GDP, India has a very low per capita income and has a long way to go before we can become an affluent nation. Sridhar Krishna from The Takshashila Institution speaks to Arvind Vasu, an entrepreneur and an expert in robotics, on the history of robotics and how robotics offers another chance to the manufacturing sector in India. We missed the bus once and let China go far ahead in manufacturing output. Robotics can help us be a real alternative to China and help boost our labour productivity, leading to a more prosperous India. Will we jump on this time?
All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru.Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/research-areas
Check out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
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