Event
NSF awards Thinking Robots $253,836 disinfection-robotics SBIR
The National Science Foundation awarded Thinking Robots a $253,836 Phase I SBIR project to automate indoor disinfection with two autonomous robots and existing disinfection equipment.
Evidence notes
- The project paired a flat carrier robot for existing disinfection devices with a tethered robot that supplied power from wall-connected docking stations.
- The robots were designed to navigate indoor environments together while avoiding tether entanglement and sharing laser and camera sensor data.
- Natural-language instruction was intended to let non-experts operate the system without prior robot training.
Company context
Boston robotics-software company enabling users to instruct and teach robots without conventional programming.
Context
- Company
- Thinking Robots
- Segment
- Development Platform
- Event type
- Award
- Added to Korthos
- Jul 18, 2026
- Geography
- Boston, MA · United States