OTHER LAB, INC.

San Francisco, CA · Clean tech · Private

Building-integrated photovoltaic roof panels with computational design optimization and substring maximum power tracking

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · otherlab.com

Sector: Clean tech
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Total capital: $13.3M

Federal grants: $961K; 5 awards · 2015–2021; Rank in peer group#8 of 17
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $12.3M; 16 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Clean tech#10 of 914
Granted patents: 1; 1 pending · first 2026; Rank in peer group#5 of 17

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Solar Integrated Hi-Strength Aesthetic Metal Roofing Panels$200K
Feb 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Near-Isothermal Hydraulically Actuated Compressor for CO2 compression$207K
Jan 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · SeaSTAR: Selective Thalassic Ambulatory Retriever (STAR)$249K
Sep 2019Federal contractNASA · Soft Robotic Manipulators With Enhanced Perception Using Multimodal Sensory Skins$709K
Sep 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igfwe Propose That The Key To Robotic Automation In Unstructured Environments Is Compliant Robotic Manipulators That Can Tolerate, Sense, And Leverage Contact In A Feedback Loop. We Have Demonstrated Proof Of Concept Of An Instrumented End-effector Capable Of Enhanced Perception Through Observed And Controlled Contact In Phase I. We Will Now Expand The Project To Develop Highly Capable State And Contact Sensing Capability. This Approach Requires: (i) A Network Of Sensors Capable Of Capt$750K
Mar 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Onr SBIR Phase II$2M
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Motion Prediction Control Software$1.5M

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Jun 2016Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Low Cost Fabric Exoskeleton to Improve Mobility of Elderly Individuals$225K
Jun 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf We Propose That The Key To Robotic Automation In Unstructured Environments Is Compliant Robotic Manipulators That Can Tolerate, Sense, And Leverage Contact In A Feedback Loop. We Will Demonstrate An Instrumented End-effector That Will Be Capable Of Enhanced Perception Through Observed And Controlled Contact. This Approach Requires: (i) A Network Of Sensors Capable Of Capturing The Highly Compliant State Of The Soft Robot And High Resolution Tactile Sensors For Multi-point Contact, $125K
Mar 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf - Bto Study - Compliant Material Simulation And Development Environment Contract Awarded From DARPA-BAA-15-35$999K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Other Mill$7K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Volumetric Parachutes Project That Will Study Four Different Designs And Then Prototype The Successful Design.$1.6M
Jul 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Soft Elastomeric Manipulators for Underwater Vehicles$80K
Jul 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf SBIRSOL2015.1$150K
May 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf We Have Invented A New Class Of Robotics, Called `pneubotics', That Rival Current Manipulators In Payload And Reach At 1/10TH The Weight. Our Technology Leverages Insights Into Lightweight Materials And Mass Manufacturing To Create Robots That Derive Power, Structure, And Movement From Pressurized Air. As A Result, Drive Trains, Motors, Bearings, Shafts, Sliding Surfaces, And Excess Structural Material Are Eliminated, Leading To Robots With Extremely High Strength To Weight Ratios, $1.5M
Dec 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Ultra-light Fabric Mkiii Dev$1.5M
Nov 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Manufacturing Experimentation And Outreach Two (MENTOR2) Program Seeks To Enhance Defense Readiness By Improving Both The Training And The Tools Available To Those Who Will Be Called On To Utilize, Maintain, And Adapt High-technology Systems In Low-technology Environments.$494K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf We Have Invented A New Class Of Robotics, Called `pneubotics', That Rival Current Manipulators In Payload And Reach At 1/10TH The Weight. Our Technology Leverages Insights Into Lightweight Materials And Mass Manufacturing To Create Robots That Derive Power, Structure, And Movement From Pressurized Air. As A Result, Drive Trains, Motors, Bearings, Shafts, Sliding Surfaces, And Excess Structural Material Are Eliminated, Leading The Way For Robots That Exhibit Extremely High Strength T$114K
Jul 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Automated Assembly Of Deformable Digital Composite Airframes$100K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Darpa / Baa / Other Lab M3 Pneubot$565K
Jan 2011Federal contractDefense · Pneubotics Compliant Robots Assessment$199K

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Standing among 17 peers

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Clean tech · Material

Federal grants#8 · top 47%
Granted patents#5 · top 29%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 2

Oct 13, 2026New patentSolar Powered Electric Vehicle System And MethodUSPTOUS 12,759,661
PendingSolar Powered Electric Vehicle System And MethodUSPTOApplication PCTUS2020038471

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Regulatory activity · Clean tech

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09 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Chlormequat Chloride; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency

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Sources

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