ESTAT ACTUATION, INC.
Lightweight rotary electroadhesive clutch for robotic actuators
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- PITTSBURGH, PA
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $866K, Mar 2023
- Total capital
- $3.6M
- Federal grants
- $1.8M
- 4 awards · 2019–2023
- Rank in peer group#6 of 21
- Private capital raised
- $1.8M
- 2 Form D · last Mar 2023
- 43 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 17 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#8 of 21
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$866K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Rotary Electroadhesive Clutch for Lightweight and Energy-Efficient Actuators in Next-Generation Robots$1.3M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Lightweight Electroadhesive Exotendon (LEET) for Head and Neck Protection at High G Loading$250K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$950K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Rotary Electroadhesive Clutch for Lightweight and Energy-Efficient Actuators in Next-Generation Robots$225K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Science and Technology Created by Early-Stage (e.g. University) Teams$25K
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
26months
from ESTAT ACTUATION, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Aug 2019
- Defense · $25K
- First Form D · Sep 2021
- $950K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 2 awards
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Standing among 21 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Federal grants#6 · top 29%
- Granted patents#8 · top 38%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Stuart DillerResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent · $1.8M in grants as PI
- Carmel MajidiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ilana DiamondDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Randall EgerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 18- PendingRotary Electroadhesive ClutchUSPTOApplication 19316923
- GrantedRotary Electroadhesive ClutchUSPTOUS 12,407,276
- PendingElectroadhesive Clutch For Universal Load Directions TransmissionUSPTOApplication 18290510
Show all 18 patent records
- Rotary Electroadhesive ClutchDec 25, 2025 · Application 19316923Pending
- Rotary Electroadhesive ClutchSep 2, 2025 · US 12,407,276Granted
- Electroadhesive Clutch For Universal Load Directions TransmissionAug 15, 2024 · Application 18290510Pending
- Compact Linear Electrostatic ClutchApplication 19139679Pending
- Methods Of Electrostatic Clutch Sensorization And Performance MeasurementApplication PCTUS2024023648Pending
- Design And Methods For Electrostatic GovernorApplication PCTUS2024010593Pending
- Methods For Preventing Edge And Repeated Shorting Of Electrodes In Electrostatic ClutchesApplication PCTUS2023086563Pending
- Compact Rotary Clutch Configuration Utilizing Stacked LaminationsApplication PCTUS2023086116Pending
- Compact Linear Electrostatic ClutchApplication PCTUS2023084681Pending
- Electrostatic Clutch For Drill Driver ApplicationApplication PCTUS2023081041Pending
- Polymer - Ceramic Hybrid Materials For Use Inelectrostatic ApplicationsApplication PCTUS2023080819Pending
- Electrically Controllable Device For Preventing Fatigue And Acute InjuryApplication PCTUS2023080416Pending
- Electroadhesive Clutch For Universal Load Directions TransmisisonApplication PCTUS2022029495Pending
- Rotary Electroadhesive ClutchApplication PCTUS2022027355Pending
- Methods of Electrostatic Clutch Sensorization and Performance MeasurementApplication 19473361Pending
- Dielectric-based Electroadhesive ClutchApplication PCTUS2022027353Pending
- Design And Methods For Electrostatic GovernorApplication 19146072Pending
- Compact Rotary Clutch Configuration Utilizing Stacked LaminationsApplication 19143845Pending
Related companies, and why
- ESTAT ACTUATION INCShares a founder: Stuart Diller
- Trefos IncSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- INZIO, INC.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- APOLLO AI Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Dexterity, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- MOTMOT, INC.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null 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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