Grant: Innovative Solutions Canada Program
Exonetik Inc.
$1,000,000.00
Compliant Magnetorheological Robotic (MR) Arm for Fruit and Vegetable Harvesting
EF 2023-24 · 2024-03-28
Résumé
This project aims to create a collaborative robotic arm composed of two MR robotic join sizes that will be able to work alongside humans in CEA facilities for fruit and vegetable harvesting.
Ministère
Programme
Innovative Solutions Canada Program
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
For-profit organization
Numéro d'entreprise
828465534
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Tel que publié
Additional Information
With a successful concept, participants are then eligible to receive up to two years and up to $1 million in funding to support prototype development.
Additional Information (French)
Si le concept est efficace, le participant devient admissible à recevoir un financement allant jusqu’à un million de dollars (sur une période maximale de deux ans) pour appuyer la mise au point du prototype.
Agreement End Date
2026-03-31
Agreement Number
ISC-CEA-007558-PH2
Agreement Start Date
2024-03-28
Agreement Title
Compliant Magnetorheological Robotic (MR) Arm for Fruit and Vegetable Harvesting
Agreement Title (French)
Bras robotique magnétorhéologique (MR) conforme pour la récolte des fruits et légumes
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$1,000,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This project aims to create a collaborative robotic arm composed of two MR robotic join sizes that will be able to work alongside humans in CEA facilities for fruit and vegetable harvesting.
Description (French)
Ce projet vise à créer un bras robotique collaboratif composé de deux tailles de jointures robotiques MR qui pourra travailler aux côtés de l'homme dans les installations du CEA pour la récolte des fruits et légumes.
Expected Results
To reduce dependency on manual labour, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is seeking technological innovations that will enhance automation in the production and harvesting operations of Controlled Environment Agriculture(CEA) facilities.
Expected Results (French)
Afin de réduire la dépendance à l’égard du travail manuel, Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada est à la recherche d’innovations technologiques qui permettront d’améliorer l’automatisation des opérations de production et de récolte dans les installations d’agriculture en environnement contrôlé (AEC).
NAICS Code
0
Organization Code
aafc-aac
Organization
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
Program Name
Innovative Solutions Canada Program
Program Name (French)
Programme Solutions innovatrices Canada
Program Purpose
Innovative Solutions Canada aims to fuel the development and adoption of technological innovation in Canada and grow Canadian companies through direct funding to support early stage, pre-commercial research and development, late stage prototypes, and to accelerate commercialization.
Program Purpose (French)
Solutions innovatrices Canada veut inciter le développement et l'adoption de l'innovation technologique au Canada en favorisant la croissance des sociétés canadiennes au moyen de financement direct versé pour soutenir la recherche-développement pré-commerciale à un stade précoce et les prototypes à un stade avancé et en accélérer la commercialisation.
Recipient Business Number
828465534
Recipient City
Sherbrooke
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Exonetik Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
J1L1V8
Recipient Province or Territory
QC
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
235-2023-2024-Q4-00190