
Empire Robotics Inc Profile last edited on: 5/24/16
CAGE: 6RW51
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Location Information
12 Channel Street Suite 202
Boston , MA 02210
Boston , MA 02210
(607) 220-7180 |
info@empirerobotics.com |
www.empirerobotics.com |
Location: Single
Congr. District: 08
County: Suffolk
Congr. District: 08
County: Suffolk
Public Profile
Empire Robotics Inc, a spinout of Cornell University, is commercializing robotics technology through its first product, a universal robot gripper for use in food processing, automotive, consumer goods, and other industries. This gripper solves a fundamental problem in the $25B industrial automation market of gripping and manipulating varied objects. Empire Robotics offers a flexible universal robotic gripper that can manipulate a wide range of inconsistent and randomly oriented objects for industrial automation using the principal of jamming granular materials encased in a flexible membrane.
The gripper is a ball-shaped elastic membrane filled with granular material attached to a robotic arm. The air pressure inside the ball is manipulated to adjust the softness or hardness of the gripper, allowing it to conform around and squeeze objects.
Extent of SBIR involvement
Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition
Employee Range
1-4Revenue Range
Less than .5MVC funded?
NoPublic/Private
Privately HeldStock Info
----IP Holdings
N/AAwards Distribution by Agency
Most Recent SBIR Projects
Year | Phase | Agency | Total Amount | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 2 | NSF | $1,075,906 | |
Project Title: An Innovative Robotic Jamming Gripper | ||||
2014 | 1 | NIH | $214,600 | |
Project Title: An Adaptive Prosthetic Terminal Device |
Key People / Management
William Culley -- President, Co-founder
John Amend -- Co-Founder; Chief Technical Officer
Nadia Cheng -- Former Dierctor of R&D
Sami Foukhari -- Principal Research Scientist
John Amend -- Co-Founder; Chief Technical Officer
Nadia Cheng -- Former Dierctor of R&D
Sami Foukhari -- Principal Research Scientist