SBIR-STTR Award

Robotic, Autonomous, Deployable (RAD) Factories and 3D-Printed Construction
Award last edited on: 1/20/20

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : AF
Total Award Amount
$49,980
Award Phase
1
Solicitation Topic Code
AF191-005
Principal Investigator
Platt Boyd

Company Information

Branch Technology LLC (AKA: Branch Technology Inc)

100 Cherokee Boulevard Suite 125
Chattanooga, TN 37405
   (423) 682-8800
   info@branch.technology
   www.branch.technology
Location: Single
Congr. District: 03
County: Hamilton

Phase I

Contract Number: FA8751-19-P-A089
Start Date: 3/6/19    Completed: 6/4/19
Phase I year
2019
Phase I Amount
$49,980
Branch Technology has developed a revolutionary method of large-scale Freeform 3D-Printing for construction called Cellular Fabrication (C-FAB) that brings unprecedented design freedom, resource stewardship, and manufacturing efficiency to the construction arena. By combining prefabrication and additive manufacturing, C-FAB will enable cost and time savings for Air Force end-users while also allowing for fabrication of geometrically complex, large-scale components that cannot be economically produced with normal methods. In order to bring this technology to the Air Force, robotic, autonomous, and deployable (RAD) factories for 3D-printed construction will be developed that produce modular, finished construction components that can be shipped to any job-site for rapid installation. RAD factories can be established at any US military post and would serve both domestic and forward operating bases with end-to-end construction solutions. The operational adaptability that Air Force users would experience from RAD factory deployment will assist with both combat and noncombat missions by enabling greater on-site efficiency, autonomy, and independence from outside-contractors for construction projects. Branch and its diverse team of architects, engineers, physicists, programmers, and industrial designers have already had success in the non-defense sector with nearly $3 million in project sales and nearly $8 million in investment.Deployable factories,Autonomous construction,Large-Scale 3D-Printing,Prefabrication,Automation,Robotics,Freeform,Branch Technology

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