INTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: SBIR PHASE I - PHOTONIC GIRAF: PHOTONICALLY SENSORIZED LONG-REACH ROBOTIC MANIPULATORS
INTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from National Aeronautics and Space Administration in a technical approach.
- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $224,976. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Autonomy & Robotics, Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Space & Satellite. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corporation won a $224,976 NASA Phase I SBIR award to develop light-based sensors for long-reach robotic arms. The project aims to improve precision and reliability of robotic manipulators for space missions.
- Amount
- $224,976
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30
Technology domains
Autonomy & Robotics Sensors & Sensor Fusion Space & Satellite
Description
SBIR PHASE I - PHOTONIC GIRAF: PHOTONICALLY SENSORIZED LONG-REACH ROBOTIC MANIPULATORS