Company Profile

Somatis Sensor Solutions (AKA: Perception Robotics)
Profile last edited on: 2/27/18      CAGE: 6H9J7      UEI:

Business Identifier: Touch- and vision-based sensing solutions for industrial sensing equipment and robotics
Year Founded
2012
First Award
2015
Latest Award
2017
Program Status
Inactive
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Location Information

525 South Hewitt Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
   (213) 477-0710
   info@perceptionrobotics.com
   www.perceptionrobotics.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 34
County: Los Angeles

Public Profile

Perception Robotics develops touch- and vision-based sensing solutions for modern industrial robots and next-generation assistive robots. The firm's compliant rubber tactile sensors (“skin”) will give robots a sense of touch, equipping automation systems with high-resolution pressure sensing capabilities and providing accurate position-orientation and force-torque data of contacted or handled objects. The firm's GeckoGripper™ integrates nanoscale “hairs” with electrostatics to equip automated systems with efficient on/off adhesion for handling flat objects. Perception robotics' technology has a wide variety of applications, including: Manufacturing and Assembly, Food/Produce Handling, Packaging and Warehousing, Hazardous Materials Handling, Service Robotics, and Military and Space Ro

Extent of SBIR involvement

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
5-9
Revenue Range
.5M-1M
VC funded?
No
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
1-4

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects

Year Phase Agency Total Amount
2017 1 NASA $124,872
Project Title: Flexible Polymer Sensor for Space Suits
2016 2 NASA $860,858
Project Title: Industrial Electrostatic-Gecko Gripper

Key People / Management

  Nicholas Wettels -- CEO ; CTO ; Co-Founder

  Brian Hargrave -- Computer Vision Engineer

  Mohammad Tehrani -- Senior Mechanical Engineer

  Adam Weichman -- Senior Computer Engineer

  Helena Yli-Renko -- Co-Founder, Business Development

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