Ramankind Inc.
Explore the future of robotics simulation with Drift - your AI copilot for building, testing, and debugging robot simulations using natural language prompts.
Founding Story
In college, the founders tried building robots but spent 90% of their time wrestling with simulation setups and runtime issues. This experience led them to build Drift, an AI-native tool that automates simulation development, letting engineers focus on building robots rather than debugging simulation software.
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Leadership
Founders
Nikhil Kumar
Co-founder at Drift (backed by Antler). Previously Co-founder at benny (AI shopping). Former Senior Systems Engineer at Qualcomm. IIT Roorkee alumni (2017-2021).
Sanjil Jain
Co-founder at Drift (backed by Antler). Previously Co-founder at benny (AI shopping). Building AI copilot for robotics for over 10 years. IIT Roorkee alumni.
Executive Team
Nikhil Kumar
Co-founder
Former Senior Systems Engineer at Qualcomm. Co-founded benny before Drift.
Sanjil Jain
Co-founder
Experienced in robotics development for over a decade. Previously co-founded benny.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Likely SaaS or usage-based pricing for the AI-powered CLI tool (not publicly detailed).
Target Markets
- Robotics Engineers
- Autonomous Vehicle Developers
- R&D Labs
- Robotics Startups
- Testing and training autonomous systems in realistic environments
- Rapid prototyping of robot models and worlds
- Debugging complex ROS simulation issues
- Automating workspace and dependency management for robotics simulation
History & Milestones
Actively scaling and hiring for the founding team (as of March 2026).
Unveiled as part of Antler's 2025 Disrupt Portfolio, a cohort of 14 AI startups.
Launched Drift, an AI-powered robotics simulation development platform (CLI tool).
1 AI Tool by Ramankind Inc.
AI copilot CLI for building, testing, and debugging robot simulations using natural language prompts with ROS and Gazebo support.
