Project Grant 2538142
- This $275,000 SBIR Phase I Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a wearable multimodal sensing device by Skywalk Inc., a for-profit Asian-Pacific American-owned manufacturer. The device aims to enable more intuitive interaction with augmented reality (AR) technologies by turning human hands into cursors, turning any surface into a touchscreen, and unlocking new...
- This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) provides $256,000 in funding to Gyropalm LLC of West Lafayette, Indiana. The award falls under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), which seeks to advance science and engineering research leading to breakthrough technologies and solutions to national challenges. Specifically, the company will develop a framework for scalable experimentation of virtual...
- The National Science Foundation awarded $304,950 to Senphonix, Inc. on October 1, 2026, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop injection-molded biosymbiotic devices for long-term, multimodal physiological monitoring as a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project. The work centers on designing and demonstrating a lightweight mesh wearable sleeve with embedded microsensors, coupled with wireless charging electronics, remote radio...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Impulse Wellness LLC $304,997 on July 1, 2026, under the SBIR Fast-Track program to design and validate a wearable electromyography-based stroke rehabilitation system. The recipient will develop a sensor-embedded textile garment integrating reusable electrodes tailored to specific muscles and therapeutic activities, connected to built-in sensors to track muscle electrical activity during dynamic exercises and deliver real-time biofeedback. The system...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Afference Inc. received a $305,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) effective July 15, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2026. The company is developing neural haptics technology—a novel wearable interface solution that uses peripheral nerve stimulation to create artificial sensations of touch in consumer electronics. This...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Feel With Me LLC received $187,378 in Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), with performance commencing October 1, 2025 and concluding September 30, 2026. The awardee, located in Tallahassee, Florida, will develop flexible sensor arrays utilizing carbon nanotube buckypaper (CNT-BP) technology integrated with ink-jet printing processes to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Project Grant of $273,915 to Brave Virtual Worlds Inc., a for-profit small disadvantaged business, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant aims to develop a biofeedback system that combines wearable sensors, real-time data capture, and immersive virtual reality visualization to enhance the understanding of joint angles and movement patterns. The project involves designing and refining the...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $549,999 Project Grant under its Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the University of Delaware. The grant, entitled "Using Textile-Based Wearable Sensors Coated with Nanocomposites for Virtual Health and Physical Rehabilitation," aims to develop innovative wearable sensors that can detect and capture human movement kinematics and kinetics. These sensors have the potential to allow physical therapists and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $275,000 to Rehabnetics Medical LLC will fund the development of a prototype robotic wrist-hand exoskeleton device for physical therapy. The system aims to provide tailored rehabilitative exercises and quantified measures of therapeutic progress for patients with motor deficits resulting from neurological conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, and Parkinson's...
- North Carolina State University received a $266,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation to develop wearable strain sensors for real-time joint angle tracking in sports. The grant was awarded under the NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to advance science and engineering research and innovation leading to breakthrough technologies and solutions to national challenges. The two-year project aims to design and test wearable strain sensors that...
The National Science Foundation awarded Xilior Technologies Inc. $305,000 on October 1, 2026, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a compact wristband interface for high-fidelity gesture recognition through distributed strain sensing, analog multiplexing, and edge machine learning. The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project addresses human-computer interaction limitations by creating a wrist-worn device that enables users to control three-dimensional software through natural hand movements rather than traditional keyboards or rigid controllers. The technology combines wearable strain sensing with software-level motion interpretation, targeting initial deployment in professional design and engineering workflows where productivity, comfort, and seamless integration are critical. The project investigates a wearable sensing and decoding architecture for continuous and discrete hand interaction using wrist-mounted strain sensing. Performance takes place in Cerritos, California, with a period of performance from October 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $305.0k | 8/5/26 |