Smart Hlpr, LLC

Smart Hlpr, LLC is a for-profit limited liability company registered in SAM.gov since January 2019, located in Troutman, North Carolina. The company specializes in providing research and development support services for advanced technological systems, with a particular focus on robotics, autonomous systems, and human-machine interaction. Its primary work involves supporting the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in developing standard test methods and measurement science activities for intelligent systems, specifically targeting areas like exoskeletons, mobile manipulators, and unmanned autonomous ground vehicles (U-AGV).

Through federal contract awards, Smart Hlpr, LLC has exclusively worked with NIST, receiving two purchase order contracts totaling $269,726.09. These contracts were both focused on mobile robot systems support services for smart manufacturing projects. The first contract, awarded in July 2020 for $175,568.71, and the second contract, awarded in June 2022 for $94,157.38, involved providing research and development support services for NIST's Intelligent Systems Division. Neither contract had a specific set-aside designation, and both were firm-fixed-price purchases. The contracts involved assisting with measurement science activities, human subject testing, and supporting NIST's ongoing work in developing standard test methods for autonomous mobile robots and performance metrics.

Smart Hlpr, LLC has received two cooperative agreement grants from NIST, both focused on developing and validating standard test methods for advanced robotic and human-augmentation technologies. The first grant, awarded in October 2023 with a completion date of September 30, 2024, and the second grant, awarded in October 2024 with a completion date of September 30, 2026, both aim to produce standard test methods for the ASTM International Standards Committees on Exoskeletons and Exosuits (F48) and Robotics, Automation, and Autonomous Systems (F45). The grants' intended beneficiaries include manufacturers of exoskeletons, mobile manipulators, and U-AGVs, who will use these validated test methods to guide product development, market validation, and procurement processes. The grants involve providing subject matter expertise to develop comprehensive testing procedures that can help manufacturers validate their products before market entry.