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ROBOTIC RESEARCH OPCO, LLC

Gaithersburg, MD · Founded 2021 · Robotics · Private

Autonomous navigation and obstacle detection kit (SHARK) for material handling and logistics vehicles

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Sector
Robotics
Headquarters
Gaithersburg, MD
Founded
2021
Latest Form D
$48.5M, Jan 2026
Total capital
$381M
Federal grants
$6.8M
22 awards · 2015–2025
Rank in peer group#4 of 15
Private capital raised
$309M
4 Form D · last Jan 2026
10 months since last filing
Federal contracts
$65.4M
71 awards · Defense, Homeland Security, Interior
Rank in Robotics#2 of 544
Granted patents
20
20 pending · first 2022
Rank in peer group#1 of 15

Capital timeline

20082012201620202024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $381M2008: $2.6M across 5 contracts2009: $1M across 4 contracts2010: $8.7M across 4 contracts$8.7M2011: $2M across 6 contracts2012: $1.3M across 6 contracts2013: $3.3M across 9 contracts$3.3M2014: $11M across 6 contracts$11M2015: $1.6M across 5 grants · $2.6M across 7 contracts$4.2M2016: $355K across 3 grants · $2.2M across 4 contracts2017: $2.1M across 3 grants · $20M across 5 contracts$22M2018: $150K across 2 grants · $500 across 1 contract2019: $147K across 1 grant · $3.1M across 3 contracts2020: $586K across 5 grants · $2.5M across 4 contracts2021: $100K across 1 grant · $3.2M across 3 contracts2024: $138K across 1 grant · $238K across 2 contracts2025: $1.7M across 1 grant · $1.7M across 2 contracts$3.4M1st Form D$92.2M
20082012201620202024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $381M2008: $2.6M across 5 contracts2009: $1M across 4 contracts2010: $8.7M across 4 contracts$8.7M2011: $2M across 6 contracts2012: $1.3M across 6 contracts2013: $3.3M across 9 contracts2014: $11M across 6 contracts$11M2015: $1.6M across 5 grants · $2.6M across 7 contracts$4.2M2016: $355K across 3 grants · $2.2M across 4 contracts2017: $2.1M across 3 grants · $20M across 5 contracts$22M2018: $150K across 2 grants · $500 across 1 contract2019: $147K across 1 grant · $3.1M across 3 contracts2020: $586K across 5 grants · $2.5M across 4 contracts2021: $100K across 1 grant · $3.2M across 3 contracts2024: $138K across 1 grant · $238K across 2 contracts2025: $1.7M across 1 grant · $1.7M across 2 contracts1st Form D$92.2M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$48.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR DP2, A254-008, Robotic Research Llc$1.7M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR DP2, A254-008, Robotic Research Llc$1.7M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$93.3M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$75M
  • Federal contractDefense · Autonomous Smets With Training$100K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$92.2M
Show 89 earlier federal awards
  • Federal contractDefense · Feasibility Study, SBIR Phase I, Topic SOCOM234-P002, Fosov Phase I Open Topic$138K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Feasibility Study, SBIR Phase I, Topic SOCOM234-P002, Fosov Phase I Open Topic$138K
  • Federal contractHomeland Security · The Purpose Of This Statement Of Objectives Document Is To Identify Potential Solutions That Provide Remote And Rapid Rescue Tools That Improve The Survivability Of Casualties And Increase Responder Safety.$2.1M
  • Federal contractDefense · Pegasus Mini A Compact Platform That Is A Transformable Robot Capable Of Driving And Flying$949K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Shark$100K
  • Federal contractDefense · Robotic Research Proposes The Development Of A LIDAR Ruggedization Solution (lrs) Capable Of Surviving Front Line Military Conditions.$111K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph I$111K
  • Federal contractDefense · Austc Task Order - Autonomous Unmanned Systems Teaming And Collaboration In GPS Denied Environments$960K
  • Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR$111K
  • Federal contractDefense · This Contract Is Firm-fixed-price (ffp) As Defined In Far 16.202-1, Issued Pursuant To Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program, Phase I, Under Topic Number A20-036, To Procure A Research And Development (r&d).$1.3M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · APES (Advanced Paramotor Expeditionary System)$140K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · ATCH (Autonomous Trailer Coupler/Decoupler-Hitch)$111K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · LRS (Lidar Ruggedization Solution)$111K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · NAP$111K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Ground Vehicle Improvement in Maneuverability and Survivability (GVIMS)$111K
  • Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I; Energy Storage/real-time Peak Shaving, Topic Number AF192-061.$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · RIF-2018-000486/HQ0642924528$2.1M
  • Federal contractDefense · Sequential Phase II SBIR Research$890K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Autonomous navigation through small, confined spaces$147K
  • Federal contractDefense · Min Guarantee Task Order$500
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions$50K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Robotics and Armaments controller$100K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Phase II SBIR Effort For The Development Of A Robust And Reliable Automated Vehicular Wheelchair Passenger Entry And Securement System.$971K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf This Contract Is A Firm-fixed-price (ffp) Contract As Defined In Far 16.202-1, Issued Pursuant To Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, Phase I, Under Topic Number A17A-T017, To Procure Services For A Research And Study Effort Entitled " Vehicle Location Augmentation For Dismounts (vlad)" In Accordance With The Performance Work Statement Dated 17 February 2017 And The Contractor's Proposal, Dated 07 February 2017.$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Subsequent Phase II SBIR To Extend And Refine The Capabilities Of The Current Proof-of-concept Prototype Toris Teleoperation Augmentation System.$993K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf This Is A Phase III SBIR Contract For Urban Mapping And Positioning System (umaps). This Requirement Is A Five (5) Year Effort.$16.8M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Robotic/Automated Occupant Assist of Unmanned Ground Vehicles$984K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Fuel Efficiency for Tactical Wheel Vehicles and Convoys (FETCH)$99K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Intelligent Terrain-Aware Navigation and Mobility of Unmanned Ground Vehicles Operating Under Varying Degrees of Autonomy$1.0M
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Phii STTR Award Year 1$1.0M
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Manned/unmanned Multi-platform Target Effects Teaming And Collaborative Engagement (locust) SBIR Phase II.$983K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf The Purpose Of This Contract Is A SBIR Phase I In The Amount Of $104,897.56.$105K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Robotic/Automated Occupant Assist of Unmanned Ground Vehicles$155K
  • Federal contractDefense · STTRSOL2016.A Igf::cl::igf Computational Methods For Dynamic Scene Reconstruction$80K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Award Phase II SBIR To Robotic Research$983K
  • Federal grantHomeland Security · Phase I · Antares$100K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SterilePrint$100K
  • Federal contractHomeland Security · Tracking System For US Border Patrol$199K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Safe Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles for Installations SAUVI$994K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Locust$96K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Locust SBIR Phase I$143K
  • Federal grantHomeland Security · Phase II · Sensor-Smart Affordable Autonomous Robotic Platforms (SAARP) CRPP$200K
  • Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Title "sensor-smart Affordable Autonomous Robotic Platforms$196K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I - 6 Month Base Period$100K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Hamss$150K
  • Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf "other Functions" Small Business Innovation Research FY15.1, Phase I, Minion$100K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Minion$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$416K
  • Federal contractDefense · Base Igf::ot::igf$1.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph II Research And Development$782K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$9.6M
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf The Scope Of This Phase 1 STTR Effort Is To Development Of An Unmanned Terrain-aware Navigation And Mobility System That Would Enhance Soft Soil Mobility And Reduce Vehicle Rollovers And To Evaluate Functionality And Performance Improvements. Additionally, The Work Performed Will Enable The Vehicle Dynamics Model To Be Highly Parameterized And Account For Both Aleatory Uncertainties In The Parameters As Well As Epistemic Uncertainty In The Model Form.$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Ranging Inertial Motion Capture System (rimc) SBIR 1$149K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Phase I SBIR$149K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Phase I Osd SBIR$149K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Status Report$80K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIRSOL2013.2$80K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Phase II SBIR$998K
  • Federal contractDefense · This Requirement Is For A SBIR Phase I Effort. This Project Will Design And Development Of Algorithms To Use Intensity And Range Information Generated From A Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) Sensor To Detect Emplaced Improvised Explosive Devices (ieds) Concealed In Roadside Vegetation. A Crucial Constraint On Potential Approaches Imposed By The Topic Definition Is That The Target Geometries Are Variable And Not Known A-priori. The Scale Of The Targets Of Interest (~30 60 Cm In Height) Com$99K
  • Federal contractDefense · Status Report$80K
  • Federal contractDefense · Status Report$149K
  • Federal contractDefense · DOD STTR 13.A$150K
  • Federal contractHomeland Security · Igf::ot::igf The Purpose Of This Term Cost-plus-fixed-fee Contract Between The Department Of Homeland Security (dhs) Science&technology (s&t) And Robotic Research Is To Complete The SBIR FY12.1 Phase II As Outlined In The Statement Of Work Entitled "sensor-smart Affordable Autonomous Robotic Platforms (saarp)"(dhs SBIR-2012.1-H-SB012.1-006-0006-II Phase II), Incorporated As Attachment 1 Of This Contract. The Contractor Shall Provide The Necessary Labor, The Requested Level Of Technical Personn$693K
  • Federal contractDefense · Phase II SBIR Contract With Robotic Reserach, Llc$1.0M
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I R&d For Trackless Adversarial Robots For Ground Engagement Training (target)$100K
  • Federal contractDefense · Phase II SBIR To Robotic Research To Complete The Effort Described In Their Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Proposal, Teleoperation Of Robots Improvement System (toris) . Robotic Research Will Be Utilizing Algorithms And Sensors To Develop Better Models Of The Environment. The Models Will Then Be Used To Create Future Synthetic Images To Improve The Confidence And Situational Awareness Of The Operator. The System Will Be Thoroughly Tested At All Levels From Unit Testing Of I$727K
  • Federal contractDefense · Sbir-firestorm$148K
  • Federal contractHomeland Security · SBIR$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1 Titled "multi Vehicle Ocu For Control And Awareness (moca)$100K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$80K
  • Federal contractDefense · Robotic Research Llc - STTR Phase 1$850K
  • Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR On Proposal No. A112-080-0326, Titled "maphac - Modeling And Perception For Handheld Computers."$149K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Of Autonomy And Visualization Enhancement For Situational Awareness Toolkit.$725K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$80K
  • Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR - Robotic Research Llc$100K
  • Federal contractDefense · Aoard Research Project - Magic. Reconnaissance And Autonomy For Small Robots.$100K
  • Federal contractDefense · This Requirement Is For Phase II SBIR. Proposal No. A2-4194 Tilted "cooperative Control Of Small Unmanned Assets."$1.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · Urban Mapping&positioning System (umaps),sbir Phase III$6.9M
  • Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR / Robotic Research$120K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phi/robotic Research$120K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$120K
  • Federal contractDefense · Basic - N07-208 Robotic Research Llc - W$684K
  • Federal contractDefense · Darpa SBIR Phase I$99K
  • Federal contractDefense · Three Dimensional Dynamic Environments Path PLANNER(3DDEPP)$99K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$725K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$30K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$100K
  • Federal contractDefense · First Status Report$100K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Work Plan$1.7M

Federal awards are summed by year (93 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Federal first

164months

from ROBOTIC RESEARCH OPCO, LLC’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Feb 2008
Defense · $1.7M
First Form D · Oct 2021
$92.2M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise
87 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 15 peers

Line = median

Robotics · System

  • Federal grants#4 · top 27%
  • Granted patents#1 · top 7%
  • Linked publications#2 · top 13%

Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.

Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Alberto LacazeResearcherDirector, Executive OfficerLinked by 1 patent · $4M in grants as PI
  • Anne Anthony SchneiderExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Brett Boyd LambertDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Christi CoxExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Colin ChisholmExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Devin TalbottDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 29 people
  • Drew PodgorskiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Edward Anthony MotternExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Emily Peterson AlvaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Garth MitchellExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • George Anthony McWilliamsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • James Anthony FrelkExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Joseph PutneyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Josh AraujoExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Joshua Anthony AraujoExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Karl Peterson MurphyPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Kevin TurnerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Kyle Anthony SmithExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Lisa Winston HicksDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Mark DelGiornoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Raymond Anthony Thomas IIIDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Raymond Anthony Thomas IIIDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Raymond Anthony WilhelmExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Ross FubiniDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Ross FubriniDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Sam JadallahDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Scott PhilipsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Scott SandersExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Taylor Smith BaiseyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 20 granted of 40
Show all 40 patent records

Recent research by its founders

  • AUTONOMY AND VISUALIZATION ENHANCEMENT FOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS20240 cites
  • PEGASUS TRANSFORMING UAV/UGV HYBRID VEHICLE20240 cites
  • THE ‘GUILLOTINE’ AN ADAPTIVE, ROBOTIC, ANTI-TANK PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEM20220 cites

Related companies, and why

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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