Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Laplace Robotics Inc.
$150,000.00
Conveyor Sorting Robot with Integrated AI Vision System for Food Manufacturing
FY 2022-23 · 2022-09-01
Summary
Singulation, sortation, and visual inspection of food products before they are fed into packaging machines is one of the most labor intensive processes in food manufacturing. Laplace Robotics is building a core technology needed to singulate, sort and reject food products on a live conveyor using AI vision technology.
Department
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsIndustrial Research Assistance Program-Contributions to Firms (linked with high confidence)
Recipient
Location
North York|North York, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
779816602
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2023-03-31
Agreement Number
997829
Agreement Start Date
2022-09-01
Agreement Title
Conveyor Sorting Robot with Integrated AI Vision System for Food Manufacturing
Agreement Title (French)
Robot de triage sur convoyeur avec système de vision IA intégré pour la fabrication de produits alimentaires
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$150,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Coverage
IRAP Contributions to Firms projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation. | Les projets des Contributions aux entreprises stimulent la création de richesse au Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique.
Description
Singulation, sortation, and visual inspection of food products before they are fed into packaging machines is one of the most labor intensive processes in food manufacturing. Laplace Robotics is building a core technology needed to singulate, sort and reject food products on a live conveyor using AI vision technology.
Description (French)
La séparation, le tri et l’inspection visuelle des produits alimentaires avant qu’ils ne soient introduits dans les machines d’emballage est l’un des processus les plus laborieux de la fabrication de produits alimentaires. Laplace Robotics met au point une technologie de base nécessaire pour séparer, trier et rejeter les produits alimentaires sur un convoyeur en direct en utilisant la technologie de vision artificielle.
Expected Results
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Expected Results (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Federal Riding
Willowdale
Federal Riding (French)
Willowdale
Federal Riding Number
35115
NAICS Code
54133
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Contributions aux entreprises
Program Purpose
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Program Purpose (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Recipient Business Number
779816602
Recipient City
North York|North York
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Laplace Robotics Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
M2N 5P6
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2022-2023-Q3-997829
