Founded 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.
InnovBot LLCOriginating 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.YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY
Ikigai RoboticsIkigai Robotics is a Fredonia, New York company founded after its creator saw the safety risks of maintaining renewable-energy infrastructure firsthand. It develops robotic cleaning solutions for medium- to large-scale operations, helping reduce the hazards and labor involved in maintaining assets such as wind turbines or solar farms.
Weda RoboticsWeda Robotics traces its roots to a Swedish aluminum foundry established in Södertälje in 1919 and is now known for more than a century of underwater cleaning engineering. The company builds remotely operated robots that allow industrial cleaning contractors to work inside water infrastructure without draining it or sending people into confined spaces, with systems deployed in more than 40 countries.BETHEL PARK, PA
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