VISHWA ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LLC — Department of Defense STTR Phase I: Current atmospheric diving suits and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) have end effectors
VISHWA ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LLC — STTR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $79,926
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Navy
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase I
- Solicitation
- 2013.A
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MA
- Period
- 2013-07-01 → 2014-04-30
Description
Current atmospheric diving suits and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) have end effectors with simply 1 DOF. This rudimentary manipulation results in excessive time spent working a problem underwater, development of task specific tools that can be operated by the pliers or acceptance that a specific job simply can't be accomplished. Vishwa Robotics proposes a teleoperated, anthropomorphic end effector that mimics the dexterity of a human hand that would provide significant benefit to the underwater industry by expanding the range of operations a diver in an atmospheric suit, or a pilot of an ROV can accomplish.