Gecko Robotics to Help U.S. Air Force Modernize ICBM Facilities
December 6, 2022
Gecko Robotics has been awarded an SBIR contract to integrate concrete evaluation technology into its crawling robots to aid the rapid modernization of the nuclear triad.
PickNik Robotics Wins Space Force Contract for On-Orbit Capture, NASA Contract for Machine Learning in Space
October 25, 2022
PickNik Robotics recently won a U.S. Space Force contract for orbital robot arms, a NASA contract for supervised autonomy, and a Colorado AIA grant for space robotics.
RISE Robotics Awarded $1.25M to Design Ultra-Light Loading Machine for the U.S. Air Force
May 30, 2022
With support from the U.S. Air Force, RISE Robotics is building lightweight technology to help load and unload heavy cargo.
Sarcos Defense Wins Air Force Research Laboratory Contract for Collaborative Sensing
May 20, 2022
Sarcos Defense has been awarded a DoD contract to develop a system that can quickly spot, follow, and identify objects. It could also help civilian robotics applications.
ARM Institute Issues Project Calls for AR in Manufacturing, Endorsement Auditors
November 24, 2021
The ARM Institute is seeking project proposals to help the U.S. Air Force improve robotic manipulation and to evaluate education and training programs for robotics and manufacturing.
RE2 Robotics to Develop Autonomous Aircraft Inspection System for the U.S. Air Force
September 28, 2021
RE2 Robotics has received SBIR funding to develop a Mobile Autonomous Aircraft Platform for Sustainment using its mobile manipulators for aircraft inspection and maintenance.
BAE Systems and Sarcos to Partner on Developing Perception for the U.S. Air Force
August 16, 2021
By applying AI and machine learning to sensing for autonomous systems such as drones and ground robots, Sarcos and BAE plan to improve multi-system communication and coordination.
10 Ground Robots in Development and Testing for Military Applications
May 31, 2021
The U.S. Department of Defense and militaries around the world are working to improve the endurance, usability, and autonomy of ground robots for explosive ordnance removal and other tasks.
NCDMM and CST Given $9.4M for New Additive Manufacturing Program in Ohio
October 14, 2020
MAAM program aims to commercialize large additive manufacturing machine for production of large parts for industrial and defense usage.
America Makes and Air Force Research Laboratory Name Awardees of Additive Manufacturing Challenge
July 21, 2020
The goal of the Challenge Series was to improve the accuracy of model predictions for metal AM, using INCONEL nickel-chromium alloy 625.
America Makes and Air Force Research Laboratory Launch an AM Modeling Challenge Series
November 27, 2019
Goal of the AFRL AM Challenge Series is to predict the internal structure and resultant performance of metallic components produced by AM.
Penn State Examines Metal Printing Flaws
July 16, 2018
A team working within Penn State's CIMP-3D has received a $1.4 million grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory to investigate the random flaws that emerge during powder bed fusion...
Additive’s Role in Defense
July 13, 2018
Panelists discuss promise and challenges of implementing AM in the military.
