Originating in the CUNY Robotics Lab, InnovBot LLC develops wall-climbing robots and provides robotic inspection and maintenance services for infrastructure and renewable-energy assets. Its systems combine vertical mobility with AI, digital-twin modeling, and nondestructive inspection data to examine hard-to-reach areas while reducing hazardous work. The company’s research has received National Science Foundation SBIR support, including a $866,830 Phase II grant, and its Wind-Rider robot was developed with CCNY through a FuzeHub manufacturing grant.
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International Climbing MachinesFounded in April 2001 as a focused research-and-development effort, Ithaca-based International Climbing Machines builds small, remote-controlled robots for inspecting and maintaining vertical, inverted and underwater surfaces. Its suction-held climbers can traverse obstacles such as bolt heads, weld seams and uneven contours while carrying inspection or maintenance tools, keeping operators on the ground during hazardous work. ICM also developed a magnetically held robot for cleaning and inspecting boiler tube walls in power plants.ITHACA, NY
aRoboticsCompany IncFrom its New York workshop, aRoboticsCompany Inc. builds portable robotic systems and custom tools for inspecting, maintaining, and repairing critical civilian and defense infrastructure. Its robots combine in-house fabrication, electronics, software, and specialized sensing for work ranging from building and runway assessments to maritime and energy-asset sustainment. The company’s clients include U.S. military and federal agencies, and it is a winner of the NATO DIANA Challenge and the NYC Department of Buildings Challenge.OSSINING, NY
Gecko Robotics, IncFounded in Pittsburgh in 2013 by Jake Loosararian and Troy Demmer, Gecko Robotics develops robotic and AI-based technology for inspecting and managing critical infrastructure. Its robots collect high-fidelity asset data, which its Cantilever platform combines with AI analysis to support infrastructure construction, maintenance, and modernization. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh and also lists offices in Houston, Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C., and Abu Dhabi.PITTSBURGH, PA
FLX SolutionsFounded by inventor Matt Bilsky, PhD, PE, FLX Solutions is a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania robotics company focused on practical inspection challenges in industrial operations. Its signature FLX BOT helps maintenance teams see into hard-to-reach machinery while it remains in service, reducing the need for confined-space entry and production stoppages. The company designs and assembles its products in an R&D lab, with a stated focus on durable, serviceable equipment.BETHLEHEM, PA