Mitra Robot maker startup decries govt apathy to US shipment stuck at Bengaluru airport
In a tweet on August 8, Balaji Mitra, the CEO of Mitra Robot, designed and developed by his startup venture Invento Robotics complained to Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal that his company's robots bound for the US customers have been held in the Bengaluru International Airport's customs for four weeks

- Aug 9, 2020,
- Updated Aug 9, 2020 2:55 PM IST
Balaji Mitra, the CEO of Mitra Robot, a humanoid robot designed and developed by his startup venture Invento Robotics has complained to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal that his company's robots bound for the US customers have been held in the Bengaluru International Airport's customs for four weeks.
Mitra in a tweet on August 8 Mitra said, "Dear @PiyushGoyal Ji our robots bound for USA customers have been held in BLR customs for 4 weeks. How can we become a major exporter with such red tape? How do you expect Indian companies to be taken seriously by global customers?"
He also blamed the United Parcel Service (UPS), a US-based package delivery company, for being "equally irresponsible in handling this."
Balaji Mitra, the CEO of Mitra Robot, a humanoid robot designed and developed by his startup venture Invento Robotics has complained to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal that his company's robots bound for the US customers have been held in the Bengaluru International Airport's customs for four weeks.
Mitra in a tweet on August 8 Mitra said, "Dear @PiyushGoyal Ji our robots bound for USA customers have been held in BLR customs for 4 weeks. How can we become a major exporter with such red tape? How do you expect Indian companies to be taken seriously by global customers?"
He also blamed the United Parcel Service (UPS), a US-based package delivery company, for being "equally irresponsible in handling this."