Overview
XiniX AI specializes in soft robotics for confined space inspection in hazardous industrial environments like petrochemical plants, nuclear facilities, and underground infrastructure. Sprout is designed to navigate tight geometries that rigid robots cannot reach, eliminating the need for human entry into life-threatening spaces. The company targets commercial readiness by mid-2026.
In the news
- What if AI took a job nobody should have to do? That’s the side of the AI story we keep missing, and it’s where our next Off Script episode begins. Naina and Elizabeth sat down with Jaskaran Sandhu, COO and Partner at TMC, CEO of Open Pixel Systems and co-founder of XiniX AI. He builds AI so people no longer have to enter hazardous confined spaces. That idea took him all the way to a stage in Shanghai. All season we’ve asked whether big tech is ruining our lives. Jaskaran gave us a different angle: AI as the thing that protects. In
- In three months, XiniX AI has pitched to international juries in the Netherlands and China three times. June: qualified for the WeStart TOP 100 global semi-finals at the Netherlands Chapter Finals, organised by Frank & the Backs. 12–13 September: named "The Most Promising Team" at the semi-finals in Shanghai. CEO, Jaskaran Sandhu was featured on CCTV+ (Video News Agency) and in an extended online interview. 22 September: second prize at the Netherlands Division Final of the China (Shenzhen) Innovation & Entrepreneurship International
- Big news — XiniX AI has qualified for the global semi-finals of the WeStart TOP 100 Competition in Shanghai this autumn. 🇨🇳 We pitched at the Netherlands Chapter Finals alongside nine other strong startups, and were selected as one of two ventures to move forward — with our soft robotics technology singled out for its potential in the Chinese market. For us, that signal matters. China's industrial base — refineries, pipelines, energy infrastructure — is exactly the kind of environment Sprout is built for, and the chance to test
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