INCEPTION ROBOTICS, LLC

COLLEGE PARK, MD · Robotics · Private

Deep Reinforcement Learning-based collision avoidance algorithm optimized for embedded processors in autonomous mobile robots

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · inceptionrobotics.ai

Sector: Robotics
Headquarters: COLLEGE PARK, MD
Total capital: $4.2M

Federal grants: $2.2M; 2 awards · 2022–2024; Rank in peer group#9 of 71
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $2M; 2 awards · Defense; Rank in Robotics#33 of 544
Granted patents: 1; 1 pending · first 2025; Rank in peer group#15 of 71

Capital timeline

Latest events

May 2024Federal contractDefense · "inception Robotics, Llc" SBIR Phase II$1.9M
May 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · "inception Robotics, Llc" SBIR Phase II$1.9M
Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · Phase I Award$150K
Mar 2022Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I:Dense, Socially-Compliant, Autonomous Delivery Robot$275K

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Standing among 71 peers

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Robotics · Software

Federal grants#9 · top 13%
Granted patents#15 · top 21%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 2

Dec 23, 2025GrantedArtificial Intelligence (ai)-based System For Autonomous Navigation Of Robotic Devices In Dynamic Human-centric Environments And Method ThereofUSPTOUS 12,504,765
PendingSystem For Autonomous Navigation Of Robotic Devices And Method ThereofUSPTOApplication 63617454

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Apeiron LabsSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $1.9M in contracts

Sources

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.