Project Grant 2538085
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project grant to Crabline Robotics LLC, a woman-owned small business, to develop a dexterous, crab-like aquatic robot platform for underwater construction and decommissioning of structures. The project seeks to create a new class of aquatic robotics capable of stabilizing around a target and precisely delivering tools, such as exothermic cutting rods, to underwater structures. This...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Channel Robotics $305,000 on July 15, 2026, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop an AI-enhanced robotic continuum instrument for endoscopic surgery. The Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project seeks to create a handheld continuum robotic system attachable to a conventional endoscope, with integrated AI-based control to reduce mechanical complexity and infrastructure requirements compared to...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Puti Intelligence Inc. $304,736 on July 15, 2026, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a unified 3D perception model for real robots. The project addresses the technical challenge of integrating real-time, high-fidelity scene reconstruction with semantic object understanding and geometric shape completion within a single neural framework. The system will reconstruct full 3D maps of environments in real...
- This SBIR Phase I Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to develop a novel robotic arm architecture with enhanced reach, payload capacity, and affordability. The $304,952 award to Sol Robotics, Inc. will fund the creation of a robotic arm system that uses proprietary linear actuation technology in a parallel truss configuration to overcome limitations of traditional robot arms. The project...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Pike Robotics Inc. received a $1.23 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), awarded August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2027. The awardee will develop an autonomous wall-climbing robotic platform designed to conduct in-service inspections of petrochemical storage tanks and other...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $1,199,999 cooperative agreement to Rotoye LLC of Atlanta, GA under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) for the period of September 15, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The award will support Rotoye's SBIR Phase II project to develop a Mobile Manipulation Platform for Rebar Tying. The NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program seeks to advance science and engineering research and innovation leading to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Tunabotics LLC received a $305,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) awarded on July 15, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2026. The project is based in Jamesville, New York and focuses on developing and commercializing pneumatic shell grippers—soft robotic gripper technology utilizing elastomeric shells with...
- Berkeley Marine Robotics Inc. received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on August 15, 2021 to complete the project by September 30, 2022. The grant was awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to support field demonstration of ship hull inspection with a fleet of unmanned underwater vehicles. Specifically, the company will utilize a group of autonomous underwater robots to conduct hull inspections of vessels and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: Sensate Robotics Inc. received a $304,917 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. Products and Services: This project delivers a novel tactile-enabled robotic quality control cell that integrates advanced touch-based sensing technology into robotic...
- Arix Technologies Inc. received a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a mobile inspection robot for industrial corrosion detection. The grant period runs from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022 and will support Arix Technologies' work to deliver a robotic solution for inspecting infrastructure and industrial equipment for corrosion without...
The National Science Foundation awarded Trellis Robotics Inc. $304,985 on August 15, 2026, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to design, prototype, and validate a soft robotic inspection platform for confined-space industrial assets. The recipient is developing a pressure-driven soft eversion robot capable of controlled growth, navigation, and retrieval within sub-6-inch pipe networks. The system couples compliant materials, fluid-driven actuation, and embedded sensing to inspect pipelines and detect early-stage faults before they escalate into failures, shutdowns, or dangerous incidents. The robot grows from its tip through eversion of a thin-walled tube and carries miniaturized sensors for real-time inspection and localization. The project addresses fundamental challenges in achieving reliable locomotion and sensing in confined, tortuous, and contact-rich environments where conventional rigid or tethered inspection systems fail. This is a Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project. The platform will enable proactive maintenance across energy, manufacturing, water systems, and semiconductor production, reducing operational disruptions while protecting workers in high-risk confined spaces. Work is performed in Mountain View, California. The period of performance runs from the award date through July 31, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $305.0k | 8/11/26 |