GRAYMATTER ROBOTICS INC.
Robotic sanding system with self-programming trajectory generation for composite manufacturing
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- GARDENA, CA
- Founded
- 2020
- Latest Form D
- $3.7M, Aug 2022
- Total capital
- $30.7M
- Federal grants
- $4M
- 6 awards · 2020–2025
- Rank in peer group#9 of 15
- Private capital raised
- $23.7M
- 2 Form D · last Aug 2022
- 50 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $2.9M
- 4 awards · Defense
- Rank in Robotics#25 of 544
- Granted patents
- 23
- 17 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#2 of 15
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Smart Robotic Canopy Sanding$1.2M
- Federal contractDefense · Smart Robotic Canopy Sanding$1.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · A Smart Robotic Cell For The Automated Correction Of Optical Distortions In Canopy Transparencies$1.4M
- Federal contractDefense · A Smart Robotic Cell For The Automated Correction Of Optical Distortions In Canopy Transparencies$1.4M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development$75K
- Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$174K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Mobile Robotic Sanding System$75K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3.7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$20M
Show 3 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractDefense · Mobile Robotic Sanding System$75K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Smart Robotic Sanding Cells for Composite Parts in High-Mix Applications$1.0M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Smart Robotic Sanding Cells for Composite Parts in High-Mix Applications$256K
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
25months
from GRAYMATTER ROBOTICS INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Aug 2020
- NSF · $256K
- First Form D · Aug 2022
- $20M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 2 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 15 peers
Line = medianRobotics · System
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#2 · top 13%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Ariyan M KabirResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1.3M in grants as PI
- Alex RubalcavaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Brual ShahDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 23 granted of 40- GrantedMethod For Modifying Dimensional Accuracy Of A Workpiece Via Three-dimensional AbrasionUSPTOUS 12,709,004
- GrantedSystem And Method For Autonomous Application Of A Coating To A WorkpieceUSPTOUS 12,667,963
- PendingMethod For Monitoring Health Of A Robotic SystemUSPTOApplication 19255890
Show all 40 patent records
- Method For Modifying Dimensional Accuracy Of A Workpiece Via Three-dimensional AbrasionAug 18, 2026 · US 12,709,004Granted
- System And Method For Autonomous Application Of A Coating To A WorkpieceJun 30, 2026 · US 12,667,963Granted
- Method For Monitoring Health Of A Robotic SystemFeb 19, 2026 · Application 19255890Pending
- System And Method For Autonomously Grinding A PartDec 4, 2025 · Application 18902202Pending
- System And Method For Health Monitoring Of An Abrasive Media During A Finishing ProcessOct 23, 2025 · Application 19255935Pending
- System And Method For Autonomously Processing A PartOct 16, 2025 · Application 19249212Pending
- System And Method For Media Blasting A WorkpieceSep 18, 2025 · Application 18942070Pending
- System And Method For Autonomously Scanning And Processing A WorkpieceJul 29, 2025 · US 12,370,681Granted
- System And Method For Monitoring Health Of A Robotic Finishing CellJul 29, 2025 · US 12,370,682Granted
- System And Method For Health Monitoring Of A Sanding Pad During An Autonomous Finishing ProcessJul 29, 2025 · US 12,370,683Granted
- Method For Autonomously Repairing Surface Defects In A Workpiece Through Surface ModificationsJun 26, 2025 · Application 19059195Pending
- Methods For Generating A Digital Twin Of A Workpiece In Finishing ProcessesJun 26, 2025 · Application 19059170Pending
- Methods For Tracking Abrasiveness Of A Sanding PadJun 26, 2025 · Application 19059157Pending
- System And Method For Accounting For Compliance In A Workpiece During Autonomous ProcessingJun 12, 2025 · Application 19059187Pending
- Method For Autonomously Repairing Surface Defects In A Workpiece Through Surface ModificationsMay 20, 2025 · US 12,304,080Granted
- Methods For Tracking Abrasiveness Of A Sanding PadMar 25, 2025 · US 12,257,712Granted
- Methods For Generating A Digital Twin Of A Workpiece In Finishing ProcessesMar 25, 2025 · US 12,257,713Granted
- System And Method For Accounting For Compliance In A Workpiece During Autonomous ProcessingMar 25, 2025 · US 12,257,714Granted
- System For Autonomously Changing A Sanding Pad Of A Sanding HeadFeb 20, 2025 · Application 18234814Pending
- Method For Generating A Scan Protocol Of A WorkpieceDec 26, 2024 · Application 18827070Pending
- System And Method For Media Blasting A WorkpieceDec 24, 2024 · US 12,172,266Granted
- System And Method For Autonomously Grinding A WorkpieceNov 5, 2024 · US 12,134,166Granted
- Method For Autonomously Scanning A WorkpieceOct 8, 2024 · US 12,109,703Granted
- Method For Selective, Autonomous Processing Of Regions Of A Workpiece Via Three-dimensional SandingAug 29, 2024 · Application 18624027Pending
- System And Method For Autonomous Application Of A Coating To A WorkpieceAug 13, 2024 · US 12,059,808Granted
- System And Method For Autonomously Scanning And Processing A PartJul 30, 2024 · US 12,049,009Granted
- Method For Selective, Autonomous Processing Of Regions Of A Workpiece Via Three-dimensional SandingMay 7, 2024 · US 11,975,453Granted
- Method For Modifying Dimensional Accuracy Of A Workpiece Via Three-dimensional AbrasionApr 4, 2024 · Application 18537701Pending
- Method For Autonomously Detecting And Repairing Defects In A Workpiece In Surface Finishing ApplicationsMar 26, 2024 · US 11,938,632Granted
- System And Method For Autonomously Scanning And Surface Finishing A PartFeb 13, 2024 · US 11,897,136Granted
- Method For Autonomously Increasing Dimensional Accuracy Of A Workpiece Via Three-dimensional SandingJan 30, 2024 · US 11,883,961Granted
- Methods For Tracking And Replacement Of A Sanding PadNov 21, 2023 · US 11,820,017Granted
- Method For Autonomously Scanning, Processing, And Creating A Digital Twin Of A WorkpieceNov 21, 2023 · US 11,820,018Granted
- System And Method For Autonomously Scanning And Processing A Compliant WorkpieceNov 21, 2023 · US 11,820,016Granted
- System And Method For Autonomously Scanning And Processing A PartMar 28, 2023 · US 11,613,014Granted
- System And Method For Autonomously Scanning And Processing A PartFeb 21, 2023 · US 11,584,005Granted
- System And Method For Autonomously Scanning And Processing A PartSep 15, 2022 · Application 17826867Pending
- Method To Incorporate Complex Physical Constraints In Path-constrained Trajectory Planning For Serial-link ManipulatorFeb 3, 2022 · Application 17390885Pending
- Methods For Automated Wear Tracking And Replacement Triggering Of A Sanding PadApplication 63431634Pending
- System And Method For Autonomously Scanning And Processing A Compliant WorkpieceApplication PCTUS2024021806Pending
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- BOARDWALK ROBOTICS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · $3.1M in contracts
- WEATHER GAGE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $2.9M in contracts
- IQINETICS TECHNOLOGIES INC.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · $2.6M in contracts
- Polymath RoboticsSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $2.6M in contracts
- ARMADA MARINE ROBOTICS INCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $2.5M 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.
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