Autonomy & robotics: open SBIR/STTR topics
26 open or upcoming topics mention autonomy & robotics, across 3 agencies. Matched by keywords in the topic title and description.
Agentic AI Based Cognitive Radar for GEOINT Mission
Agentic AI enables autonomous control of expert systems for desired information gathering or completing a task.
Artificial Intelligence Performance Evaluation Tool
The proposed research effort aims to address critical gaps in the evaluation and validation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems within the Air Force by developing an Artificial Intelligence Performance Evaluation Tool.
Automated Combat Assessment at the Edge
Combat assessment (physical and functional) provides tactically relevant information for re-strike and re-planning.
Autonomous On Orbit Logistics and Sustainment Architecture
Space systems today are designed for single use and lack the ability to be maintained, repaired, or resupplied once deployed.
Cyberspace Warfare for Space
The USSF’s defensive cyber operations mission is focused on the rapid integration of capabilities into the Defensive Cyber Warfare (DCW) pipeline to address unique and complex cybersecurity requirements for space systems.
Ground and Air Launched Drone Swarms Create a Self-Protecting Perimeter Using Autonomous AI
Mobility Air Forces aircraft serve as the logistical backbone of the Department of War and operate as high-value assets in modern contested environments that can be significantly augmented with enhanced organic self-protection and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to maintain operational overmatch.
ICU-in-a-Box: Autonomous Extracorporeal Multiple-Organ Support Therapies
Severe hemorrhage is the number one cause of preventable combat deaths, followed by airway compromise (Eastridge, 2012), with increased artillery, thermobaric and incendiary munitions use (Remondelli et al.
OPEN - Proliferated Low-Altitude Detection for C-sUAS
This DAF focused open topic seeks C-sUAS detect options for transition into the USAF and USSF, specifically supporting AFLCMC/ES and the JIATF 401 marketplace.
Resilient Integrated Photonic Transport In Denied Environments (RIPTIDE)
Future autonomous operations will occur in contested electromagnetic environments where traditional positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) references cannot be assumed.
Smart Manufacturing
The realistic near-to-mid-term serviceable addressable market for private 5G among U.S.
TRIAGE-X: Autonomous Casualty Triage and Treatment in Chemically Contaminated Mass Casualty Events
DARPA seeks innovative approaches to autonomous chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear (CBRN) triage that measurably improve casualty survival and increase the effective capacity of a medical response during CBRN disasters.
AI-Enabled Computed Vision Air-to-Air Refueling Performance Assessment and Automated Pilot Debrief System
Air-to-air refueling (AAR) is a critical Department of the Air Force and Department of the Navy capability enabling global mobility, long-range strike, combat airpower projection, and sustained aviation operations.
Agile Autonomous Technical Data Package to Path Robotic Task Specification
Here is a draft for a Direct to Phase II SBIR solicitation topic based on the technical capabilities of the data extraction and automated path-planning pipeline.
Agile Wire Harness Manipulation and Installation for Unmanned Aerial Systems
Context & BackgroundModern Department of Defense (DoD) manufacturing and depot sustainment environments increasingly depend on agile automation to scale up production and maintain rapid operational readiness.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Rapid Maturation
Inexpensive, highly maneuverable, commercially available unmanned aerial systems (UAS) threaten tactical forces, critical infrastructure, and installations.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Rapid Maturation
Inexpensive, highly maneuverable, commercially available unmanned aerial systems (UAS) threaten tactical forces, critical infrastructure, and installations.
Fusion of Cooperative Information Sharing for Uncrewed Air Systems (FOCISAUS)
Distributed air operations increasingly depend on timely awareness of objects, hazards, and activities beyond the field of view of any individual platform.
Technical Data Package Modernization for Information Assurance and Secure Data Exchange
Background and Problem Statement: The modernization of Technical Data Packages (TDPs) is imperative to address the Air and Space Force’s operational challenges in securely managing large-scale, complex datasets associated with advanced platforms and their sustainment life cycles.
Autonomous Systems and Economies, and Smart Contracts
SBIR.gov lists this topic without a description. Open the official solicitation for the full scope.
Human Assistive Technologies and Bio-related Robotics
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Other Robotics Technologies
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Robotic Applications
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Robotics
The Robotics topic covers robot intelligence and experiential learning, particularly in the areas of high-performance processors or hardware that provides situational awareness and improved artificial intelligence.
Robotics in Agile Manufacturing, and Co-Robots
SBIR.gov lists this topic without a description. Open the official solicitation for the full scope.
Underground or Underwater Robotics for Low-Visibility, Poor-Connectivity or Hidden Topography
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Virtual Human Brain for the Development of Neurosurgical Robotics
The purpose of this topic aims to take a first step toward AI-assisted intracranial microsurgery by creating a high-resolution, physically and anatomically accurate virtual human brain.
Past SBIR/STTR awards in autonomy & robotics
Since 2021, SBIR.gov records 1,278 SBIR/STTR awards worth $759.8M here. Top agencies: Defense (920), NASA (159), National Science Foundation (89), Energy (32), Health and Human Services (27), Agriculture (20). Most frequent awardees: CHARLES RIVER ANALYTICS, INC. (20), TRITON SYSTEMS, INC. (20), TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION (18), SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS CO INC (13), Ghost Robotics Corporation (12), PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. (11).
- Compact Broadband Leak Detector for Autonomous Vehicles by ADELPHI TECHNOLOGY INC (Phase II, Transportation, 2023, $997,093)
- Autonomous Acquisition and Voice Over Localizer for Unmanned Air Traffic Control in Austere Environments by ADVANCED NAVIGATION & POSITIONING CORPORATION (Phase II, Defense, 2023, $1,249,826)
- Laser Activated PLASma (LAPLAS) for Standoff Electronic Denial by ADVANCED SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGIES INC (Phase II, Defense, 2023, $1,315,209)
- DIGITAL ENGINEERING - Automated Cavitating Waterjet Cleaning Device by ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH CORPORATION (Phase I, Defense, 2023, $139,917)
- Robotic Process Automation by AI ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC (Phase I, Defense, 2023, $74,861)
- ArcSpear Electric Jet Drone Inspection Platform by AIRBUOYANT LLC (Phase I, Defense, 2023, $102,910)
- Using Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) to Autonomously Conduct Base Perimeter Inspections by AIRTONOMY INC (Phase II, Defense, 2023, $1,249,230)
- Radar Vision Systems for Enhanced Robotic Mobility, Precise Navigation, and Multi-Vehicle Coordination by ALOFT SENSING INC (Phase I, NASA, 2023, $149,975)
- Precision Interferometric Imaging Radar for Autonomous Off-Road Mobility by ALOFT SENSING INC (Phase II, Defense, 2023, $1,699,858)
- Expeditionary BVLOS Infrastructure and UTM for Airborne Wildfire Response by ANZEN UNMANNED, LLC (Phase I, NASA, 2023, $166,297)
Source: SBIR.gov public award dataset, matched by keywords. Not an official classification.
Related areas: Sensors & sensing · Artificial intelligence & machine learning · Data analytics & software · Communications & networking · Advanced manufacturing
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