FLX Solutions, Inc.
Handheld robot for maintenance and inspection in confined spaces
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- BETHLEHEM, PA
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $140K, May 2025
- Total capital
- $3.2M
- Federal grants
- $1.5M
- 2 awards · 2025–2026
- Rank in peer group#10 of 21
- Private capital raised
- $355K
- 2 Form D · last May 2025
- 17 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $1.4M
- 1 award · Defense
- Rank in Robotics#43 of 544
- Granted patents
- 4
- 3 pending · first 2022
- Rank in peer group#2 of 21
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · No Snakes On A Plane - Flx Bot To Accelerate And Enhance Aircraft Pest Detection And Removal$75K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR D2P2, Topic #: AF251-D014, Awards For Collaborative Robotic System For Efficient Aircraft Confined Space Inspections$1.4M
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR D2P2, Topic #: AF251-D014, Awards For Collaborative Robotic System For Efficient Aircraft Confined Space Inspections$1.4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$140K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$215K
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Standing among 21 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Federal grants#10 · top 48%
- Granted patents#2 · top 10%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Matthew Jason BilskyResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 4 patents
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 7- PendingSnake-Like RobotUSPTOApplication 19397888
- GrantedSnake-Like RobotUSPTOUS 12,502,764
- PendingSegmented RobotUSPTOApplication 19091934
Show all 7 patent records
- Snake-Like RobotApr 2, 2026 · Application 19397888Pending
- Snake-Like RobotDec 23, 2025 · US 12,502,764Granted
- Segmented RobotJul 10, 2025 · Application 19091934Pending
- Segmented RobotApr 15, 2025 · US 12,275,143Granted
- Snake-Like RobotOct 10, 2023 · US 11,780,081Granted
- Snake-Like RobotJan 4, 2022 · US 11,213,944Granted
- Segmented RobotApplication PCTUS2021038804Pending
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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.
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Data freshness
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