U.S. Army awards Artimus Robotics STTR Phase I contract for HASEL actuator study
Evidence notes
- Artimus Robotics says the U.S. Army awarded it $166,000 through the Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I program to study HASEL actuators as the primary actuation mechanism in human-scale robotic systems.
- The project focused on integrating HASEL actuators with control and feedback, improving performance metrics, and testing scalability across bio-inspired robotic morphologies.
- Artimus conducted the work with the Bio-Inspired Perception and Robotics Laboratory at the University of Colorado Boulder, framing the effort as both a defense program and a technical step toward broader commercial robotics applications.
Company context
Artimus Robotics develops HASEL artificial muscle actuators: soft electrohydraulic components that convert high-voltage electrical input into compliant motion. The Boulder spinout supplies standard and custom actuators for haptics, soft robotics, manipulation research and automation prototypes.