SBIR/STTR Research Award
Prehensor for one atmosphere diving suit
Award amount
$746,804Program and phase
STTR · Phase IIAward year
2015Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- VISHWA ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2015-03-25
- Contract end date
- 2017-05-24
- UEI
- GDMSLKP1HLW6
- Solicitation number
- 2013.0
- Topic code
- N13A-T010
Research abstract
The specific research objectives of this program are to develop a rugged and human equivalent (human-sized, multi-fingered with opposing thumb) underwater robotic hand that mimics the dexterity of a gloved diver and that can replace existing 1-DOF pliers on Navy Atmospheric Diving Suits (ADS) and Navy UUV (Unmanned Underwater Vehicles) without any mechanical seals. Furthermore it is the objective of the control system of this underwater robotic hand to recreate the tactile sensation felt by the slave fingers on the master (diver) controllers fingers.
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.
- DROP IN REPLACEMENT OF TOROIDAL PROPELLERS FOR TORPEDO AND UUV (UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES)
- GAJJAR INNOVATIVE SUBMARINE ESCAPE SUIT (GISES)
- GAJJAR INNOVATIVE SUBMARINE ESCAPE SUIT
- ADVANCED NON-ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE
- ADVANCED NON ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
Research funding history
14 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2010–2025). Reported award amounts total $5,065,658. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense