SBIR/STTR Research Award

Codiac: Easy-to-use, Dual-Arm, Movable Robots for Automated Kitting Assembly

Award identifier 949313cc5d8915dca7e45191a11dfebd17bf43eef0049dafc0fccf0ab37f6492Awarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$48,023

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2021

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Air Force
Recipient company
Southie Autonomy Works, Inc.
Proposal award date
2021-02-22
Contract end date
2021-05-21
UEI
UMLHVJWNE971
Solicitation number
X20.3
Topic code
AF203-CSO1

Research abstract

Southie Autonomy’s solution is a novel no code, rapid method for robot instruction There is no learning curve. Training new loading configurations can happen in minutes, and the same robot can accomplish a nearly infinite multitude of tasks. Using Southie Autonomy’s full-stack robot arm software and robotic solution, Wizard and Codiac, to automate the assembly of aviation kits with a movable (manually or autonomously) two-armed robotic cell, this physically intensive task will be offloaded from personnel. Any Airman can easily deploy Codiac within minutes, using a simple wave of The Wand (UX device) to tell the robot what type of aircraft parts to kit, how many, and where to place it in the kit, even into foam partitioned containers. No coding or programming is required to use Codiac. Our proprietary, novel artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) software can detect and understand different shapes and sizes of parts and containers, then will move and place them into location in bins, compartments, pallets, or any other container. Southie shall extend this capability to mobile robots with two robot arms. The system can be moved (either manually rolled or autonomously driven to a new station) and re-tasked without writing a single bit of programming and be done in a fraction of the time it would take with any other robot solution on the market.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

5 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2020–2021). Reported award amounts total $1,840,325. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense

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