NASA has selected four robotics projects for funding under its most recent round of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II awards. The projects include:
- Surround Visual & Sensory Feedback for Robotic Arm Pilots. Swift Engineering, Inc., San Clemente, Calif.
- Robotic Arm for Assistive Free-Flyers. Energid Technologies, Cambridge, Mass.
- Robotic Arm for Assistive Free-Flyers. Energid Technologies, Cambridge, Mass.
- Industrial Electrostatic-Gecko Gripper. Somatis Sensor Solutions, Los Angeles, Calif.
Descriptions of the projects follow.