SBIR/STTR Research Award
Soft Elastomeric Technology for Rapidly Deployable Manipulation Capability
Award amount
$1,993,707Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2017Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- OTHER LAB, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2017-03-27
- Contract end date
- 2021-05-20
- UEI
- J9DRQLG8JP97
- Solicitation number
- 15.1
- Topic code
- N151-066
Research abstract
Otherlab's compliant manipulators for underwater robots enable unprecedented capability for small platforms. The manipulators, made of fabric membrane materials have high strength to weight ratio, low cost, high dexterity, and compliant structure. They provide high degree of freedom articulation and force managed control through structural compliance while using fluid from the ambient environment for actuation. They are nearly neutrally buoyant in water and can be deflated and stowed to preserve vehicle hydrodynamic profile.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Mooring Connector for Unmanned FOWT Platform Hook-Up and Disconnection
- Solar Integrated Hi-Strength Aesthetic Metal Roofing Panels
- Near-Isothermal Hydraulically Actuated Compressor for CO2 compression
- SeaSTAR: Selective Thalassic Ambulatory Retriever (STAR)
- SeaSTAR: Selective Thalassic Ambulatory Retriever (STAR)
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Underwater Dual Manipulator – Inflatable (UDMI)
- BI-FLEX: Soft Elastomeric Technology for Rapidly Deployable Manipulation Capability
- Soft Elastomeric Manipulators for Underwater Vehicles
- Underwater Dual ManipulatorInflatable (UDMI)
Research funding history
17 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2013–2022). Reported award amounts total $9,833,805. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation