Company Profile

RedZone Robotics Inc
Profile last edited on: 11/28/2016      CAGE:       UEI:

Business Identifier: Robotic pipe inspection services;
Year Founded
1987
First Award
1988
Latest Award
1997
Program Status
Inactive
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Location Information

91 43rd Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
   (412) 476-8980
   info@redzone.com
   www.redzone.com
Location: Multiple
Congr. District: 18
County: Allegheny

Public Profile

With satellite offices in San Ramon, CA; and Singapore, RedZone Robotics, Inc., offers pipeline inspection products and services in the wastewater wastewater inspection technologies and services for municipalities, contractors, and engineering companies in North America. Integrating robotics, sensors, and data management ements, the company's products include Responder, a robotic platform for critical wastewater infrastructure applications; 3D spinning laser and gyroscopic technologies that produce accurate pipe graphs and images to assess pipe infrastructure; and multi-sensor inspection service that delivers a 3D digital representation of wastewater pipes to the desktop. The firm offers pipeline inspection products and services in the wastewater management market for municipalities, contractors, and engineering firms. Products include ICOM3, software-as-a-service asset management solution, which provides a suite of integrated inspection, maintenance, and asset program management solutions; NetworkSee that provides empirical data on the conditions in pipeline network to pipeline engineers and contractors; Responder, a large diameter pipe inspection system; and Profiler, which provides empirical data on the ovality, capacity, and other conditions in new and existing pipelines to pipeline engineers and contractors Users of the firm's technology arelocated in Baltimore, Maryland; Charlotte, North Carolina; Detroit, Michigan; Las Vegas, Nevada; Los Angeles, California; and Toronto, Canada. RedZone was originally founded in 1987 by Carnegie Mellon University robotics professor William “Red” Whittaker as a spin-out of the university. Initially, the company made robots for specific projects for the military or hazardous cleanup sites. Current mangement acquired the company out of bankruptcy in 2003 and in 2004 refocused it on underground infrastructure and assessment management.

Extent of SBIR involvement

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
50-74
Revenue Range
5M-7.5M
VC funded?
Yes
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
50-74

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects

Year Phase Agency Total Amount
1997 1 AF $103,204
Project Title: In Situ Surface Protection System
1996 1 NASA $69,924
Project Title: Generalized Remote System For Pipe Inspection
1996 1 NASA $69,803
Project Title: Smart Panospheric Imaging Device
1995 1 Army $68,537
Project Title: Intelligent Visual Serving for Robotic Manipulator Control
1994 1 Navy $58,702
Project Title: Legged Vehicle for Underwater Mobile Operations

Key People / Management

  Michael Lach -- President & CEO

  Phil Anderson -- General Manager New Zealand

  Alan D Berger

  Chris Fromme

  J Todd Simonds -- former President

  Bruce Thompson

  David W White

  William L (Red) Whittaker -- Founder

  Kenneth Wolf -- Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing

  Dan Yingst -- CFO / COO