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MOTMOT, INC.

EAST LANSING, MI · Founded 2024 · Robotics · Private

Autonomous untethered robot for in-pipe inspection of pressurized water mains using visual-inertial SLAM and multi-sensor defect detection

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Updated · motmot.ai

Sector
Robotics
Headquarters
EAST LANSING, MI
Founded
2024
Latest Form D
$190K, Aug 2024
Total capital
$1.7M
Federal grants
$1.6M
1 award · 2025
Rank in peer group#4 of 21
Private capital raised
$190K
1 Form D · last Aug 2024
26 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
0
3 pending

Capital timeline

20242025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $1.7M$1.6M1st Form D$190K
20242025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $1.7M$1.6M1st Form D$190K

Latest events

  • Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Fast-Track: PIPELINE - Precision Inspection of Pressurized Environments using Long-term, Intelligent Navigation and Evaluation$1.6M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$190K

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Standing among 21 peers

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Robotics · Device

  • Federal grants#4 · top 19%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Elliot SmithResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1.6M in grants as PI

What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 3
  • PendingPipe Anchoring System And Device For Autonomous In-fluid Robotic DeviceUSPTOApplication 19378131
  • PendingAutonomous In-fluid Robotic SystemUSPTOApplication 19015400
  • PendingPipe Anchoring System And Device For Autonomous In-fluid Robotic DeviceUSPTOApplication 63715021

Related companies, and why

  • APOLLO AI Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
  • ESTAT ACTUATION, INC.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
  • Dexterity, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
  • LADON ROBOTICS LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
  • AMBI ROBOTICS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
  • Apkudo, 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.

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Data freshness

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