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On August 11, 2020, Artimus Robotics, as a Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase 1 awardee, was selected to participate in the National Science Foundation I-Corps™ program. Only a limited number of current NSF SBIR/STTR awardees are invited, but those that are selected to participate in the I-Corps program receive a $25,000 supplement on top of their Phase 1 award of $225,000. Artimus will use this award to further deepen customer understanding and validate product-market fit of their HASEL actuator technology. The goal of the NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) program, created in 2011 by NSF, is to reduce the time and risk associated with translating promising ideas and technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace. I-Corps™ uses experiential learning of customer and industry discovery, coupled with first-hand investigation of industrial processes, to quickly assess the translational potential of inventions. The program is designed to support the commercialization of “deep technologies.” Artimus Robotics cofounder and CEO Tim Morrissey expressed, “The I-Corps program is extremely valuable to deep technical teams such as ours. The expert training in customer discovery combined with over 100 customer interviews helps us identify real customer problems that our HASEL actuation technology can solve”. Along with NSF, Artimus believes that fundamental breakthroughs in robotic systems require us to capitalize on new concepts and discoveries in science and engineering. If you have a suggestion of someone who may benefit from using HASEL actuation technology and thus, should be included in the I-Corps customer interview program, please make the suggestion by emailing info@artimusrobotics.com About Artimus Robotics. Artimus Robotics is enabling a new generation of robots and machines that increase productivity and improve quality of life. Led by a world-class team of incredibly capable and creative experts in soft robotics, Artimus Robotics makes a profound impact on the future of robotics and automation by solving its biggest motion challenges. Invented and developed in Boulder, Colorado, their cutting-edge technology, HASEL artificial muscles, is at the forefront of robotic innovation. About the NSF I-Corps™ program The National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) program uses experiential education to help researchers gain valuable insight into entrepreneurship, starting a business or industry requirements and challenges. I-Corps enables the transformation of invention to impact. The curriculum integrates scientific inquiry and industrial discovery in an inclusive, data-driven culture driven by rigor, relevance, and evidence. Through I-Corps training, researchers can reduce the time to translate a promising idea from the laboratory to the marketplace. NSF is developing and nurturing a national innovation network to guide scientific research toward the development of solutions to benefit society. https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/i-corps/index.jsp Keywords: HASEL Actuators, Soft Robotics, Smart Hardware, Connected Hardware, Compliant Actuators, Life-like Robotics. Back to News Page

Artimus Robotics is proud to announce the launch of our first development kit, which includes a set of five linearly contracting actuators as well as a portable driving electronics package. This development kit serves as a general product to allows users to operate and test our actuators in whatever application that meets their needs. The development kit showcases a wide-range of functionalities of the actuators, including high-speed and high-force actuation, battery powered operation for untethered applications, and versatile control through a convenient graphical user interface. Our qualified engineers are available around the clock to ensure customer satisfaction. Please reach out to us with any questions. Click here for a brief overview video Click here for an in-depth video Back to News Page

On May 15, 2020, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Artimus Robotics $225,000 through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 program. The Phase I project seeks to foster the development and innovation of Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostatic (HASEL) actuators for use in robotic systems. HASEL actuators are a new class of smart, soft, and high-speed robotic hardware. Artimus Robotics is leveraging the HASEL technology to address challenges with incumbent technologies such as pneumatic actuators, which are inefficient and have limited controllability. The objectives of this grant include increasing the reliability and robustness of HASEL actuators. Achieving these goals will enable further adoption in highly demanding applications such as industrial automation or underwater marine robotics. If you are interested in learning how the technological advances achieved through this grant will enable the adoption of HASEL actuators in your industry, please connect with us at info@artimusrobotics.com as our engineers are ready to discuss projects and collaborations with you. Additionally HASEL development kits are in stock and ready to ship if you are interested in prototyping yourself. Learn more here: https://www.artimusrobotics.com/products Artimus Robotics is extremely thankful to be awarded this grant and for the support of the NSF. Along with NSF we believe that fundamental breakthroughs in robotic systems require us to capitalize on new concepts and discoveries in science and engineering. About America’s Seed Fund America’s Seed Fund powered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) awards $200 million annually to startups and small businesses, transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial and societal impact. Startups working across almost all areas of science and technology can receive up to $1.75 million in non-dilutive funds to support research and development (R&D), helping de-risk technology for commercial success. America’s Seed Fund is congressionally mandated through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The NSF is an independent federal agency with a budget of about $8.1 billion that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering. For more information, visit seedfund.nsf.gov. Learn more about Artimus Robotics’ SBIR award here: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2014648 Learn about the NSF SBIR program here: https://seedfund.nsf.gov/ #HASEL Actuators, #Soft Robotics, #Smart Hardware, #Connected Hardware, #Compliant Actuators, #Life-like Robotics. Back to News Page

Created in 2018, Artimus Robotics became the byproduct of its cofounders' PhD dissertations on the research in soft robotics and material sciences, which later became known and commercialized as HASEL actuation technology. Commercializing this HASEL actuation technology was the first step to creating life-like motion for the future of automation and robotics, allowing Artimus Robotics to work with some of the world's most innovative companies in the technology and automation community such as Google, Honda, and FESTO. If you are interested in joining the future of soft robotics by applying HASEL actuation technology to your application, please reach out at info@artimusrobotics.com. You can always feel welcome to create a conversation with us over on our LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram! Additionally, stay up to date with our most recent activities by signing up here. Back to News Page

On November 21, 2019, Artimus Robotics was awarded $250,000 by the Advanced Industries Accelerator Program (AIA) as part of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). This award was a Proof-of-Concept and Early Stage Capital and Retention grant for pre-commercialization research and commercialization preparation. Early Stage Capital and Retention grants fund companies commercializing innovative technologies to create viable products that meet a market need and can be created or manufactured in Colorado and exported globally. The AI Accelerator Grant program received 60 applications during the application cycle. Applications were reviewed by committees of business, technical and financial experts. Artimus was one of twenty-three companies that were invited to participate in a November pitch session with the full AI committee. Final recommendations were approved by the Economic Development Commission on November 21, 2019. The Advanced Industries Accelerator Programs (AIA) were created in 2013 to promote growth and sustainability in Colorado’s advanced industries by driving innovation, accelerating commercialization, encouraging public-private partnerships, increasing access to early stage capital and creating a strong infrastructure to increase the state’s capacity to be globally competitive. Artimus is excited to bring economic growth to its home state of Colorado! For more information see the press release from Choose Colorado: https://choosecolorado.com/5-2-million-advanced-industries-awards-in-fall-2019-will-fuel-24-colorado-start-ups/ Back to News Page

CHEERS! Artimus Robotics had the pleasure of presenting at Colorado University's Tech Transfer Office Happy Hour Squared event this week. We were excited to meet local business leaders and fill them in on all of the awesome things happening at Artimus Robotics. #CUTTO #ArtimusRobotics #HappyHourSquared Back to News Page

Tim was back on stage this week presenting to the CU entrepreneurship community about their plans to commercialize HASEL artificial muscles. Also presenting were Justin from Justin's Nut Butter and Specdrums both awesome Boulder startup success stories. Artimus is extremely grateful for the support of the Boulder startup community. Back to News Page

We've been selected as a semi-finalist for the AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup, a pitch competition for early-stage hardware startups. The Hardware Cup team is traveling to 7 cities to find and highlight the most promising physical product startups in the nation. The winner of the International Finals will receive a $50,000 convertible-debt investment from Startbot VC, among other cash and prizes. Come watch us pitch in Boulder and vote for us for the Audience Favorite! Register here. Back to News Page

Artimus Robotics is honored that our revolutionary technology, HASEL artificial muscle, was identified as a top ten advancement in the robotics community for 2018. Check out the article here. Back to News Page

"The artificial muscles that will power robots of the future" Artimus Robotics co-founder & CSO Christoph Keplinger was selected to speak at TEDxMileHigh in December 2018 and introduced our revolutionary HASEL technology to a live audience of 5000 people. His talk was chosen for a feature on TED.com where it has since received hundreds of thousands of views. View the talk here: TED.com Back to News Page

Artimus was back on the road travelling to Hartford, Connecticut for the NASA iTech National Meeting as a top 10 finalist. Each finalist got the chance to present their business to NASA's top program managers. #NASAiTech Back to News Page

Tim and Shane competed at NASA's iTech event against 15 other startups in Denver Colorado. After spending the afternoon chatting with NASA program managers on how to commercialize cutting edge technology, Tim and Shane presented in a 3 minute pitch competition and won first place! Artimus will now move on to the National iTech conference in Connecticut later this year. Special thanks to Boulder’s SBDC as well as CU’s Office of Industry Collaboration for encouraging Artimus to participate in this event. NASA iTech NASA iTech fosters innovative solutions to problems here on earth and applies those technologies to solving critical challenges of space exploration. Learn more about iTech Back to News Page