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
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
Berkeley Springs Instruments, LLC (BSI)For more than 35 years, Berkeley Springs Instruments has built its identity around translating laboratory-grade ultrasound into rugged equipment for real-world industrial inspections. Founded through work that began in 1980, the Frostburg, Maryland, company is best known for pioneering remotely controlled robotics that inspect aboveground storage tanks while they remain in service. BSI now supports infrastructure operators with corrosion monitoring and non-destructive testing services.FROSTBURG, MD