RAS LABS, INC.
Tactile sensing fingertip sensors for robotic grippers
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- Quincy, MA
- Founded
- 2014
- Latest Form D
- $200K, Aug 2015
- Total capital
- $1.3M
- Federal grants
- $1M
- 3 awards · 2017–2025
- Rank in peer group#121 of 122
- Private capital raised
- $200K
- 1 Form D · last Aug 2015
- 135 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $73K
- 1 award · Defense
- Rank in Materials#268 of 1258
- Granted patents
- 3
- 4 pending · first 2017
- Rank in peer group#20 of 122
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Sensitive And Robust Touch Sensing Systems For Robotic Humanoid Hands And Other Mission Driven Applications$73K
- Federal contractDefense · Sensitive And Robust Touch Sensing Systems For Robotic Humanoid Hands And Other Mission Driven Applications$73K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Human Like Robotic Grippers Using Electroactive Polymers$744K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Adjustable Prosthetic Liner Using Contractile Electroactive Polymers$225K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$200K
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Standing among 122 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Material
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#20 · top 16%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Eric Lenore SandbergExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- W. Lenore RasmussenExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 3 granted of 7- GrantedHighly Controllable Electroactive Materials And Electroactive Actuators Capable Of Pronounced Contraction And ExpansionUSPTOUS 11,005,027
- PendingElectroactive Polymers And Systems Using The SameUSPTOApplication 16796048
- GrantedElectroactive Polymers And Systems Using The SameUSPTOUS 10,603,191
Show all 7 patent records
- Highly Controllable Electroactive Materials And Electroactive Actuators Capable Of Pronounced Contraction And ExpansionMay 11, 2021 · US 11,005,027Granted
- Electroactive Polymers And Systems Using The SameJun 11, 2020 · Application 16796048Pending
- Electroactive Polymers And Systems Using The SameMar 31, 2020 · US 10,603,191Granted
- Electroactive Polymers That Contract And Expand, Sense Pressure, And Attenuate Force And Systems Using The SameSep 26, 2019 · Application 16307225Pending
- Highly Controllable Electroactive Materials And Electroactive Actuators Capable Of Pronounced Contraction And ExpansionDec 26, 2017 · US 9,853,202Granted
- Electroactive Polymers That Contract And Expand, Sense Pressure, And Attenuate Force And Systems Using The SameApplication PCTUS2017038968Pending
- Electroactive Polymer Based System for Adjustable Prosthetic Sockets and LinersApplication 62484848Pending
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Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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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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