SARCOS GROUP LC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: N96-T002
SARCOS GROUP LC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- At $2,999,384, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Topic code N96-T002 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $2,999,384
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- N96-T002
- Solicitation
- 96.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- UT
- Period
- 2019-06-21 → 2021-06-21
Description
In this effort, powered upper extremity (two arms and modular, unpowered, application-specific end effectors) of a wearable exoskeleton robot used to augment human performance while performing logistical tasks will be developed, tested and demonstrated. The new exoskeleton, referred to as XO-MAX(UE)-L exoskeleton, will be integrated with the Lower Extremity, XO-MAX(LE)-L exoskeleton, developed under Air Force contract FA8650-18-C-9216, resulting in a full-body powered exoskeleton comprising legs, torso, arms and application specific end effectors designated XO-MAX-L system. This effort will also upgrade and integrate position-load sensors by developing and testing a new class of compact Multi-Axis Position Sensors (MAPS). MAPS not only have the possibility of achieving orders of magnitude higher resolution than strain gauges, but due to the advances and economics of the commercial camera chip and micro-fabrication industries, they also have the possibility of being substantially cheaper than strain gauges based force and force-moment sensors.