ARTIMUS ROBOTICS INC
Soft electric actuators (HASEL technology) for robotic and automation systems
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- BOULDER, CO
- Founded
- 2018
- Latest Form D
- $594K, Oct 2020
- Total capital
- $4.9M
- Federal grants
- $2.5M
- 6 awards · 2020–2024
- Rank in peer group#10 of 17
- Private capital raised
- $594K
- 1 Form D · last Oct 2020
- 72 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $1.8M
- 6 awards · NASA, Defense
- Rank in Robotics#38 of 544
- Granted patents
- 4
- 8 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#8 of 17
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I N24A-T017$140K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · STTR Phase I N24A-T017$140K
- Federal contractDefense · Design, Test, And Fabricate Hasel Actuators To Be Used In The Next Iteration Of The Bioinspired Propulsor Currently Under Development At The US Naval Undersea Warfare Center (nuwc). It Includes The Associated Research And Development Requirements.$150K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Low-cost electronics for pressure-agnostic actuators driving bio-inspired vehicles for deep sea mining$250K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II:A study of the electromechanical failure modes in hydraulically amplified aelf-healing electrostatic (HASEL) actuators$955K
- Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II Base Award - Title: Hasel Artificial Muscles For Human-scale Robotics$1.1M
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Intelligent Soft Actuators with Self-Diagnosis Capabilities$800K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$594K
Show 5 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractDefense · Optimization Of Hasel Actuators For Nuwc Bioinspired Soft Robotic Propulsor$150K
- Federal contractDefense · Artiumus Custom Acutator$148K
- Federal contractNASA · Intelligent Soft Actuators With Self-diagnosis Capabilities$125K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · HASEL Artificial Muscles for Human-Scale Robotics$167K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: A study of the electromechanical failure modes in HASEL actuators$225K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Federal first
6months
from ARTIMUS ROBOTICS INC’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · May 2020
- NSF · $225K
- First Form D · Oct 2020
- $594K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
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Standing among 17 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#8 · top 47%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Timothy MorrisseyResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent · $2.1M in grants as PI
- Christoph KeplingerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Eric AcomeExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 12- GrantedWearable Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostatic Actuator SystemsUSPTOUS 12,352,296
- GrantedMiniature Soft Hydraulic Electrostatic Zipping Actuators and Associated MethodsUSPTOUS 12,203,454
- GrantedHydraulically Amplified Soft Electrostatic Actuators for Automotive Surfaces and Human Machine InterfacesUSPTOUS 12,194,894
Show all 12 patent records
- Wearable Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostatic Actuator SystemsJul 8, 2025 · US 12,352,296Granted
- Miniature Soft Hydraulic Electrostatic Zipping Actuators and Associated MethodsJan 21, 2025 · US 12,203,454Granted
- Hydraulically Amplified Soft Electrostatic Actuators for Automotive Surfaces and Human Machine InterfacesJan 14, 2025 · US 12,194,894Granted
- Systems And Methods For Haptics And Touchable ActuatorsSep 26, 2024 · Application 18427258Pending
- Performance Improvements For Soft Hydraulic Electrostatic Zipping ActuatorsFeb 22, 2024 · Application 18234688Pending
- Control of Conveyor Systems Using Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostatic (HASEL) ActuatorsNov 28, 2023 · US 11,827,459Granted
- High Voltage Waveform Generator With Analog Switching ArrayNov 16, 2023 · Application 18196923Pending
- Systems And Methods For Haptics And Touchable ActuatorsApplication 63441952Pending
- Miniature Soft Hydraulic Electrostatic Zipping ActuatorsApplication 63400329Pending
- Performance Improvements for Soft Hydraulic Electrostatic Zipping ActuatorsApplication 63398476Pending
- High voltage waveform generation using analog switching arraysApplication 63341477Pending
- Hydraulically Amplified Soft Electrostatic Actuators For Automotive Surfaces And Human Machine InterfacesApplication PCTUS2023012450Pending
Related companies, and why
- Roboligent, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · $1.9M in contracts
- Apeiron LabsSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $1.9M in contracts
- Mach9 Robotics Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · $1.9M in contracts
- INNOTECH SYSTEMS LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $1.7M in contracts
- Realtime Robotics IncSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $1.6M in contracts
- SEGWAY INCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $1.6M in contracts
Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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