SBIR/STTR Research Award
SBIR PHASE II: LABHAND PAYLOAD FOR INSTANTEYE SUAS PLATFORM FOR CONTINUOUS AUTONOMOUS INDOOR TRANSPORT OF LABORATORY CONSUMABLES
Award amount
$1,500,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2019Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- National Institutes of Health
- Recipient company
- PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- RMG1AZ1ZH8Q7
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- NIDA
Research abstract
The objective of this Phase II SBIR contract and subsequent Phase III effort is to develop and commercialize acompleteautonomous drone based system for moving microplatesand similar lab consumableswithin HighThroughput ScreeningHTSlaboratoriessupplementing and perhaps eventually replacing robotic arms whichcurrently perform HTS autonomous processing of samplesThis innovative application of smallautonomous dronesto HTS facilities would provide the speedaccuracy and reliability of robotic arms without the associated cost prohibitive safety requirementslimited work envelope and operationrepair expertise required by existing roboticinfrastructureThis system will utilize PSI s own COTS advanced drone technologyin conjunction with a new gripperpayload that will be designedconstructed and tested through Phase III of this RandD effortIn the Phase Ia payloadfeasibility prototype was successfully demonstrated as a microplate transfer mechanism from point A to point B This Phase II contract will focus on demonstrating aspects of laboratory autonomy through software developments prototype refinementsand construction of supplementary automation hardwareThe ultimate outcome of this contractwill be novel products that increase HTS throughput capabilitiesand enhance the economic viability of HTS at smallgovernment and academic research labsthereby enhancing public health
Technology keywords
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Research funding history
1,763 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2026). Reported award amounts total $698,949,224. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency