Top Autonomy & Robotics SBIR/STTR Awardees
Research the SBIR/STTR competitive landscape: the top award-winning firms
by agency and technology domain. Every figure is computed from public federal award records —
free, with per-firm profiles and "firms like this" similarity.
- 120 firms ranked
- $211,479,352 total on record
- 154 awards
- 59.4% held by top 25
Top awardees — Top Autonomy & Robotics SBIR/STTR Awardees
| Rank | Firm | Total $ awarded | Awards |
Top agency | Top technology | Most recent |
| 1 |
AEROVIRONMENT, INC |
$16,700,392 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2026 |
| 2 |
RISE8 INC |
$15,819,797 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2025 |
| 3 |
SARCOS GROUP LC |
$10,608,641 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2023 |
| 4 |
ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY INC |
$10,053,612 |
4 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2025 |
| 5 |
PARRY LABS LLC |
$8,541,354 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
C4ISR |
2026 |
| 6 |
KALSCOTT ENGINEERING, INC |
$5,119,487 |
3 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2024 |
| 7 |
PICKNIK INC. |
$4,839,912 |
10 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2026 |
| 8 |
ASYLON INC |
$4,599,819 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2023 |
| 9 |
TITAN ROBOTICS INC |
$4,566,346 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2026 |
| 10 |
FIRESTORM LABS, INC. |
$4,150,000 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
C4ISR |
2025 |
| 11 |
OVERLAND AI INC |
$3,999,865 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2026 |
| 12 |
OCEANIT LABORATORIES INC |
$3,859,260 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2025 |
| 13 |
MAREN-GO SOLUTIONS CORPORATION |
$3,718,047 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2023 |
| 14 |
ROGUE SPACE SYSTEMS CORP |
$3,249,693 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Space & Satellite |
2024 |
| 15 |
STRATOM, INC. |
$3,241,581 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2024 |
| 16 |
RESCUE ROVER LLC |
$2,727,647 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Maritime & Undersea |
2024 |
| 17 |
SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC |
$2,699,643 |
3 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2024 |
| 18 |
TRIDENT SENSING, INC. |
$2,547,253 |
2 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 19 |
TORCH TECHNOLOGIES INC |
$2,369,997 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2020 |
| 20 |
BAKER ENGINEERING, LLC |
$2,199,925 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Power & Energy |
2023 |
| 21 |
AROBOTICSCOMPANY, INC |
$1,999,936 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2026 |
| 22 |
OCCAM ROBOTICS, INC. |
$1,999,910 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 23 |
MODALAI, INC. |
$1,999,891 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2025 |
| 24 |
MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION |
$1,999,850 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 25 |
TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION |
$1,980,000 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2026 |
| 26 |
TERADAR, INC. |
$1,922,226 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 27 |
EXPLORATION LABORATORIES LLC |
$1,899,994 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Space & Satellite |
2024 |
| 28 |
DRAGOON TECHNOLOGY LLC |
$1,899,913 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2025 |
| 29 |
POLARIS SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES INC |
$1,897,119 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2024 |
| 30 |
MOTIV SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. |
$1,821,898 |
3 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2025 |
| 31 |
RHEA SPACE ACTIVITY, INC. |
$1,799,999 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Space & Satellite |
2025 |
| 32 |
PARAGON ROBOTICS LLC |
$1,799,995 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 33 |
COMPASS TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. |
$1,799,987 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2024 |
| 34 |
IMETALX, INC. |
$1,799,422 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Space & Satellite |
2024 |
| 35 |
MACHINA LABS INC |
$1,799,115 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Materials & Manufacturing |
2024 |
| 36 |
BLACK RIVER SYSTEMS COMPANY, INC. |
$1,798,925 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Power & Energy |
2025 |
| 37 |
TB2 AEROSPACE |
$1,798,529 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Power & Energy |
2024 |
| 38 |
COMPUTER SERVANTS, INC. |
$1,795,854 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Microelectronics |
2024 |
| 39 |
CHARLES RIVER ANALYTICS, INC. |
$1,699,977 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2025 |
| 40 |
ROBOTIC RESEARCH OPCO, LLC |
$1,689,683 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2025 |
| 41 |
INTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION |
$1,674,354 |
3 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 42 |
CONTROL VISION, INC. |
$1,595,373 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2018 |
| 43 |
R-DEX SYSTEMS, INC. |
$1,542,946 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2026 |
| 44 |
INNOTECH SYSTEMS LLC |
$1,512,714 |
1 |
Department of Transportation |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 45 |
JFL SOLUTIONS, LLC |
$1,512,714 |
1 |
Department of Transportation |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 46 |
RAREFIED STUDIOS, LLC |
$1,499,973 |
2 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 47 |
ENDURALOCK LLC |
$1,480,000 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Space & Satellite |
2024 |
| 48 |
SOL ROBOTICS, INC |
$1,431,122 |
2 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 49 |
ALARISPRO, INC. |
$1,424,384 |
2 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Modeling & Simulation |
2026 |
| 50 |
FLX SOLUTIONS, INC. |
$1,400,000 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2025 |
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