GRADIENT INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS CORPORATION — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: WELD AND VERIFY: REAL-TIME WELD INTELLIGENCE FOR LUNAR LASER WELDING
GRADIENT INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS 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 $221,131. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Autonomy & Robotics, Space & Satellite, Materials & Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence/ML. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Gradient Industrial Robotics Corporation received NASA SBIR Phase I funding to develop smart robotic systems for laser welding on the Moon. The project focuses on real-time monitoring and verification to ensure strong, reliable welds in lunar conditions.
- Amount
- $221,131
- 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 Space & Satellite Materials & Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence/ML
Description
SBIR PHASE I WELD AND VERIFY: REAL-TIME WELD INTELLIGENCE FOR LUNAR LASER WELDING