InnovBot
InnovBot is a world-wide innovator in robotic inspection and maintenance services for critical infrastructure and renewable assets. Originating from the Robotics Lab of CUNY, the company develops wall-climbing robots with advanced features like real-time vision, thermal, impact sounding, and radar Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) technologies. They offer a Robotics as a Service (RaaS) model, providing cost-efficient inspection and maintenance solutions, digital twin modeling for enhanced asset management, and AI-powered predictive solutions. InnovBot focuses on automating data acquisition, reducing hazardous work, achieving labor cost reductions of over 90%, and digitalizing maintenance processes to optimize material sourcing and supply chains. Their services cater to infrastructure like bridges and dams, and renewable assets such as wind turbines, aiming to improve reliability, performance, and sustainability for their clients.
InnovBot
InnovBot is a world-wide innovator in robotic inspection and maintenance services for critical infrastructure and renewable assets. Originating from the Robotics Lab of CUNY, the company develops wall-climbing robots with advanced features like real-time vision, thermal, impact sounding, and radar Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) technologies. They offer a Robotics as a Service (RaaS) model, providing cost-efficient inspection and maintenance solutions, digital twin modeling for enhanced asset management, and AI-powered predictive solutions. InnovBot focuses on automating data acquisition, reducing hazardous work, achieving labor cost reductions of over 90%, and digitalizing maintenance processes to optimize material sourcing and supply chains. Their services cater to infrastructure like bridges and dams, and renewable assets such as wind turbines, aiming to improve reliability, performance, and sustainability for their clients.
TL;DR
Company: InnovBot — robotics inspection & maintenance (RaaS) for infrastructure and renewable assets
Origin: Spawned from the Robotics Lab at CUNY
Core tech: Wall-climbing robots, drone-assisted data acquisition, vision/thermal/impact-sounding/radar NDT, digital twins, AI analytics
Business model: Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) and AI-powered predictive solutions
Funding signal: Received NSF SBIR Phase I and Phase II grants (SBIR I $225,000; SBIR II $866,830)
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Inspection and maintenance of critical infrastructure (bridges, dams) and renewable assets (wind turbines); non-destructive testing and asset management.
Industry
Robotics / Infrastructure Inspection / Renewable Asset Maintenance
Funding Track Record
225000
NSF SBIR Phase I grant
866830
NSF SBIR Phase II grant