PICKNIK INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase III: FY 25 SBIR PHASE III - CONSTANT VELOCITY CARTESIAN MANIPULATION FOR IN-SPACE WELDING
PICKNIK INC. — SBIR Phase III award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase III transition / production-path signal
- Phase III work is typically non-SBIR set-aside follow-on. Seeing PICKNIK INC. at Phase III is a strong transition indicator in this domain.
- Competitors studying dual-use scale-up should treat Phase III firms as graduation benchmarks, not just Phase I/II volume leaders.
- Obligated amount $189,999. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Autonomy & Robotics, Space & Satellite, Materials & Manufacturing. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
PickNik Inc. received nearly $190,000 from NASA for a Phase III SBIR project developing steady, straight-line robotic movement to enable welding tasks in space. This helps small businesses advance robotic tools for future orbital manufacturing and assembly work.
- Amount
- $189,999
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase III
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- CO
- Period
- 2025-06-13 → 2026-12-12
Technology domains
Autonomy & Robotics Space & Satellite Materials & Manufacturing
Description
FY 25 SBIR PHASE III - CONSTANT VELOCITY CARTESIAN MANIPULATION FOR IN-SPACE WELDING