BOSTON ENGINEERING CORPORATION

Waltham, MA · Defense · Private

Bio-inspired autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) with fish-like swimming dynamics for naval operations

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · boston-engineering.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Waltham, MA
Total capital: $77.5M

Federal grants: $24.3M; 28 awards · 2014–2026; Rank in peer group#11 of 164
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $53.1M; 67 awards · Defense, Interior, Smithsonian Instit; Rank in Defense#141 of 1442
Granted patents: 7; 17 pending · first 2015; Rank in peer group#24 of 164

Capital timeline

Latest events

Mar 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · BASE$1.4M
Mar 2026Federal contractDefense · BASE$1.4M
Mar 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · BASE$689K
Mar 2026Federal contractDefense · BASE$689K
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · This Project Endeavors To Advance The Technology Readiness Level (trl) Of An Existing Bio-inspired Propulsion And Vehicle Concept From Trl 3/4 To An Appropriate Maturity For Potential Procurement.$1.6M
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · Boston Engineering Corp SBIR III Award Under Strategic Distribution And Disposition (sdd) Baa For Digital Warehousing Enterprise Optical Character Recognition (ocr) Augmented Reality (ar)$2M
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I$140K

Show 87 earlier federal awards

Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · STTR Phase I$140K
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Base Award For Sibr Phase II Topic No. 162-114$2M
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Base Award For Sibr Phase II Topic No. 162-114$2M
May 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Base Award For STTR Phase II Topic N17A-T015 That Has Been Awarded As A SBIR Phase II.$1.3M
May 2025Federal contractDefense · Base Award For STTR Phase II Topic N17A-T015 That Has Been Awarded As A SBIR Phase II.$1.3M
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$1.0M
Mar 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 873AUTHORITY$1.0M
Mar 2025Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$2M
Mar 2025Federal contractDefense · Minimum Guarantee Task Order For Associated Seaport Nxg Mac Award.$500
Mar 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II Topic N221-040, Development Of A Prototype Metal Additive And Subtractive Solution For Shipboard Use$604K
Mar 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Topic N221-040, Development Of A Prototype Metal Additive And Subtractive Solution For Shipboard Use$1.2M
Feb 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Base Award For SBIR Phase II Topic #N231-031.$1.2M
Feb 2025Federal contractDefense · Base Award For SBIR Phase II Topic #N231-031.$1.2M
Feb 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Base Award For SBIR Phase II Topic # N192-107.$681K
Feb 2025Federal contractDefense · Base Award For SBIR Phase II Topic # N192-107.$1.9M
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kickoff Briefing$140K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Kickoff Briefing$140K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · Ro Mac - Rapid Sustainment Directorate Multi-award Contract Kickoff Meeting$1K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · This Project Endeavors To Advance The Technology Readiness Level (trl) Of An Existing Bio-inspired Propulsion And Vehicle Concept From Trl 3/4 To An Appropriate Maturity For Potential Procurement. It Is Proposed To Combine The Real-world Application$567K
Mar 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Topic N233-118$140K
Mar 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N233-118$140K
Nov 2023Federal contractDefense · Sentinel Technical Candidate Program$5.7M
Sep 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · FastFish$850K
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · Small Business Technology Transfer Research Program Phase II Fastfish$1.7M
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · This Effort Will Research The Future Development Of Robotics And Their Capabilities In The 5 To 20 Year Timeframe And Recommend Requirements For A Rmps Capability To Self-navigate, Stabilize, And Perform Maintenance Activities While Maintaining The A$250K
Jun 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Underwater Antifouling Crawler$140K
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I.$240K
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Materiel Tracking and Location Guidance Using AR, Image Analysis and IoT Technologies$2M
Jul 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Shipboard Metal Additive Manufacturing System$240K
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · First Monthly Technical Report--$250K
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · Topic N221-072$140K
Oct 2021Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$140K
Aug 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I.$140K
Jun 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · MEDUSAE: Tactically Relevant Jellyfish-Inspired Profiling Float Application in Naval Missions$1.5M
Jun 2021Federal contractDefense · This Contract Is Firm-fixed-price (ffp) As Defined In Far 16.202-1, Issued Pursuant To Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program, Phase I, Under Topic Number A214-003.$150K
Jun 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Uncrewed Rapid Semi-Autonomous Local Area Assessment (URSALA2) for Coating Applications$1.5M
Feb 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$112K
Dec 2020Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.7M
May 2020Federal contractDefense · Testing Of Ghostswimmer UAV$54K
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · Wind Profile Generator$50K
Feb 2020Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.6M
Nov 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Quiet Launch for 6-Inch Externally Stowed Devices$140K
Oct 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Autonomous or Remotely-operated Maintenance of Ships’ Tanks$1.4M
Sep 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Low Cost Persistent Environmental Measurement System$1.1M
Sep 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Augmented Reality (AR) within the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)$1.0M
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$2M
Jul 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · CONEXUS: Comms and Operation Node for Expeditionary Underwater Systems$140K
Jul 2019Federal contractDefense · Progress Report$240K
Feb 2019Federal contractDefense · Ghost Swimmer: Auv Integration Of Bio-inspired Broadband Sonar System With Obstacle Detection And Avoidance (oda)$1.8M
Sep 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Augmented Reality (AR) within the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)$100K
Aug 2018Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf "bba Funded"--further Design Of Air Launched Ocean Profiling Expendable Probe (mased) For Noaa/aoc$183K
May 2018Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Igf::ot::igf$225K
Apr 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$225K
Sep 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · OHIO Class External Hull Antifouling$1.5M
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Base Igf::ot::igf$2.5M
Aug 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Development of Explosive Non-Acoustic Sensing on Remotely Operated Vehicles for Littoral Threat Characterization in Complex Seabed Environments$125K
Feb 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR Phase II N15A-T012$1.5M
Dec 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Open Ocean Counter Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Research And Development Services$477K
Oct 2016Federal contractDefense · Status Report Igf::ot::igf$80K
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · Status Report Igf::ot::igf$150K
Jun 2016Federal contractCommerce · Purchase Of Customized Underwater Depressor Model Bec V-wing 760$10K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · V-wing Tow Body.$21K
Aug 2015Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf "other Functions" - This Award Is For The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II For FY2014'S Program Announcement For The Technology Parternships Office Under The Office Of Atmospheric Research In Silver Spring, Md This Award Is For Proposal 14-2-003 A Project Titled "multi-purpose Above Surface/below Surface Expendable Dropsondes (mased)."$400K
Aug 2015Federal grantHomeland Security · Phase II · BIOSwimmer: In-Liquid Inspection System$200K
Jul 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR Phase I$150K
Jul 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Modular Motor Drive with Programming and Configuration Tools for the Development of Small Aircraft Electric Power and Propulsion Systems$150K
Jul 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf SBIRSOL2015.1$80K
Jan 2015Federal contractSmithsonian Instit · Igf::ot::igf Required Services Are Not Provided By Agency Employees. Consulting Services; Software And Electronics Engineering Support For Binospec Project$40K
Nov 2014Federal grantDefense · Phase II · GhostSwimmer: Tactically Relevant, Biomimetically Inspired, Silent, Highly Efficient and Maneuverable Autonomous Fish Robot$3M
Nov 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf STTR 2008.A$3M
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Status Report$80K
Jul 2014Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf "other Functions" - This Award Is For The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I For FY2014'S Program Announcement For The Technology Parternships Office Under The Office Of Atmospheric Research In Silver Spring, Md This Award Is For Proposal 14-1-003 A Project Titled "multipurpose Atmospheric/underwater Expendable Dropsonde."$94K
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Darpa STTR Ph II Entitled " R-lucid - Design Of Robot Control Interface"$2.6M
Feb 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::cl::igf, Ghostswimmer: Tactically Relevant, Biomimetically Inspired, Silent, High Efficient And Maneuverable Autonomous Fish Robot$1.9M
Jan 2013Federal contractSmithsonian Instit · Igf::ot::igf Required Services Are Not Provided By Agency Employees. Complete Detailed Design Documentation Package (electrical Design Only) For The Flexure Control Calibration Electronics Assembly (e-box) For Binospec In Accordance Withe Technical Specifications.$57K
Jan 2013Federal contractSmithsonian Instit · Igf::ot::igf Complete Detailed Design Documentation Package For The Flexure Control Calibration Electronics Assembly For Binospec$57K
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · Darpa STTR Phase I Entitled "design Of Robot Control Interfaces"$100K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Phase II SBIR Autonomous Urban Reconnaissance Ingress System (auris) Semi-autonomous Door-opening System For Small Robots.$726K
Apr 2011Federal contractDefense · Basic New Award On TOPIC:N092-143$1.6M
Aug 2010Federal contractInterior · Dhs SBIR 9.1 Phase II - Bioswimmer: In-liquid Inspection System$1.4M
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · Seaport-enhanced$3K
Dec 2009Federal contractDefense · First Status Report$100K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$1.5M
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · R & D STTR Topic N09-T001$70K
May 2009Federal contractInterior · SBIR Phase I Contract For Bioswimmer Biomimetic In Liquid Inspection System$100K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR - Basic Robotic Door Opener$120K
Jul 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$100K

Federal awards are summed by year (94 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

1 record has no date or no amount, so it isn’t placed on the timeline.

Standing among 164 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grants#11 · top 7%
Granted patents#24 · top 15%
Linked publications#23 · top 14%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 7 granted of 24

Mar 24, 2026GrantedThermal Management For DiversUSPTOUS 12,583,565
Jan 1, 2026PendingControlling A Magnet Array In A VehicleUSPTOApplication 19251490
Apr 29, 2025GrantedUtilizing Soft Actuated Inflatable RoboticsUSPTOUS 12,285,861

Show all 24 patent records

Thermal Management For DiversMar 24, 2026 · US 12,583,565Granted
Controlling A Magnet Array In A VehicleJan 1, 2026 · Application 19251490Pending
Utilizing Soft Actuated Inflatable RoboticsApr 29, 2025 · US 12,285,861Granted
Changing Buoyancy Based On Combining A Liquid With A SubstrateJan 28, 2025 · US 12,208,922Granted
Automated Anchor ManagementDec 26, 2024 · Application 18431500Pending
Deploying A Rigid Inflatable StructureDec 12, 2024 · Application 18735773Pending
External Payload Carrier For Underwater VehicleMay 9, 2024 · Application 18501545Pending
Modular Sensing Device, System, And MethodJan 31, 2023 · US 11,566,924Granted
Techniques For Providing Variable Buoyancy To A DeviceJan 24, 2023 · US 11,560,204Granted
Device With Water-activated, Automatic DisconnectMay 31, 2022 · US 11,346,690Granted
Aquatic VehicleJul 28, 2015 · US 9,090,320Granted
Modular Sensing Device, System, And MethodApplication PCTUS2021012644Pending
Apparatus And Methods For Structurally Rigid, Densely Packaged, Expanding Underwater StructureApplication 63471349Pending
Techniques For Providing Variable Buoyancy To A DeviceApplication PCTUS2020065098Pending
In-wheel Articulating Magnet For Downforce Adjustment With Anti-rotation ArmApplication 63664501Pending
Changing Elevation Based On Combining A Liquid With A SubstrateApplication PCTUS2020048563Pending
Soft Actuated Inflatable RoboticsApplication 63014855Pending
Modular Sensing Device, System, And MethodApplication 62959513Pending
Techniques For Providing Variable Buoyancy To A DeviceApplication 62948514Pending
Changing Elevation Of At Least A Portion Of An Apparatus In Response To Mixing A Liquid With A Gas-generating SubstrateApplication 62894081Pending
Automated Anchor Management SystemsApplication 63442937Pending
Underwater VehicleApplication 61716236Pending
Streamlined External Payload Release And AttachmentApplication 63422236Pending
Submersible Thermal System And InterfacesApplication 63466412Pending

Recent research by its founders

BIOSwimmer: Enabling technology for port security201312 cites
Autonomous urban reconnaissance ingress system (AURIS): providing a tactically relevant autonomous door-opening kit for unmanned ground vehicles20121 cites

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Sources

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