RENU ROBOTICS CORP
Fully autonomous solar-powered electric mowing robot for continuous vegetation management
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- San Antonio, TX
- Founded
- 2018
- Latest Form D
- $20M offered, May 2022
- Total capital
- $16.4M
- Federal grants
- $4.6M
- 6 awards · 2022–2023
- Rank in peer group#2 of 16
- Private capital raised
- $9.5M
- 3 Form D · last May 2022
- 52 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $2.3M
- 8 awards · Defense
- Rank in Robotics#31 of 543
- Granted patents
- 15
- first 2024
- Rank in peer group#3 of 16
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · Autonomous Robotic Trimming With Precision Operations For Base Maintenance$110K
- Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase III For Autonomous Mower At Malmstrom Air Force Base$127K
- Federal contractDefense · Autonomous Attachment Techniques$110K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III Automated Mower$127K
- Federal contractDefense · Autonomous Snow Removal$1.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Innovative Solutions for Prevention of Bird Strikes$75K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Hydrogen Electric Tractor$1.2M
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$20M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$6.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2.9M
Show 7 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Autonomous Technology Supporting Airfield Maintenance Operations$1.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Autonomous Snow Removal Robot$75K
- Federal contractDefense · Autonomous Mower$110K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Sensing through Vegetation & Snow for Autonomous Operations$1.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Autonomous Robotic Vegetation Management Solution For AFIMSC$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Autonomous Mowers$434K
- Federal contractDefense · Autonomous Robotic Vegetation Management Solution$50K
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.
Standing among 16 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Federal grants#2 · top 13%
- Granted patents#3 · top 19%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Tim MatusResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by $3.2M in grants as PI
- Dan RabinowitzDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Laura VelardeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Marty NeeseDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael EymanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mike KienitzDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 8 people
- Robert ScofieldDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tony PadgettDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 15 granted of 15- GrantedAutonomous Vehicle Sensing Through Visually Obscuring VegetationUSPTOUS 12,416,492
- GrantedSystem And Method For Automated Grounds MaintenanceUSPTOUS 12,364,190
- GrantedAutonomous Vehicle Connected Tool Interchange Systems And MethodsUSPTOUS 12,358,575
Show all 15 patent records
- Autonomous Vehicle Sensing Through Visually Obscuring VegetationSep 16, 2025 · US 12,416,492Granted
- System And Method For Automated Grounds MaintenanceJul 22, 2025 · US 12,364,190Granted
- Autonomous Vehicle Connected Tool Interchange Systems And MethodsJul 15, 2025 · US 12,358,575Granted
- Autonomous Vehicle Charging StationMar 18, 2025 · US 12,253,352Granted
- Autonomous Vehicle Site SetupMar 11, 2025 · US 12,245,545Granted
- Autonomous Vehicle Terrain Prediction And DetectionMar 11, 2025 · US 12,247,828Granted
- Autonomous Vehicle Panel And Post DetectionMar 4, 2025 · US 12,240,446Granted
- Autonomous Vehicle Panel And Post DetectionMar 4, 2025 · US 12,240,449Granted
- Autonomous Vehicle Site SetupJan 14, 2025 · US 12,193,358Granted
- Solar-based Semi-mobile Recharge SkidDec 10, 2024 · US 12,163,774Granted
- Autonomous Vehicle Terrain Prediction And DetectionOct 22, 2024 · US 12,123,702Granted
- Mobile Base Station Calibration And RecalibrationOct 15, 2024 · US 12,117,532Granted
- Autonomous Vehicle Navigational FalloverJul 16, 2024 · US 12,038,752Granted
- System And Method For Automated Grounds MaintenanceJun 25, 2024 · US 12,016,265Granted
- Autonomous Vehicle Panel And Post DetectionApr 9, 2024 · US 11,951,977Granted
Related companies, and why
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- OWL AUTONOMOUS IMAGING INCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $2.5M in contracts
- HEBI ROBOTICS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · $2.4M in contracts
- Target Arm LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $2.2M in contracts
- INCEPTION ROBOTICS, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $2M in contracts
- SEASATELLITES, INC.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · $2M 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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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