Robotire, Inc.
Automated robotic tire changing station for aircraft wheel and tire maintenance
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Plymouth, CA
- Founded
- 2018
- Latest Form D
- $8.2M, Jun 2021
- Total capital
- $8.3M
- Federal grants
- $124K
- 2 awards · 2020–2022
- Rank in peer group#27 of 181
- Private capital raised
- $8.2M
- 1 Form D · last Jun 2021
- 65 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 12
- 16 pending · first 2021
- Rank in peer group#9 of 181
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · RoboTire Robotic F-35 Warehouse Mounted Tire Changing Station$75K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$8.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Automated Vehicle Maintenance And Servicing Using Robotic Computer-vision Tire Changing Containers$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.
Federal first
15months
from Robotire, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Mar 2020
- Defense · $50K
- First Form D · Jun 2021
- $8.2M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 181 peers
Line = medianAerospace · System
- Federal grants#27 · top 15%
- Granted patents#9 · top 5%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Victor DarolfiResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 2 patents · $50K in grants as PI
What it has protected
USPTO · 12 granted of 28- PendingRobotic System For Performing Vehicle Wheel MaintenanceUSPTOApplication 18124845
- GrantedAutomated Removal And Placement Of Vehicle Wheels And TiresUSPTOUS 11,912,066
- GrantedAutomated Removal And Replacement Of Vehicle Wheels And TiresUSPTOUS 11,872,841
Show all 28 patent records
- Robotic System For Performing Vehicle Wheel MaintenanceSep 26, 2024 · Application 18124845Pending
- Automated Removal And Placement Of Vehicle Wheels And TiresFeb 27, 2024 · US 11,912,066Granted
- Automated Removal And Replacement Of Vehicle Wheels And TiresJan 16, 2024 · US 11,872,841Granted
- Locating A Center Point Of A Lug Nut For An Automated Vehicle Wheel Removal SystemJan 2, 2024 · US 11,861,276Granted
- Automated Removal and Replacement of Vehicle Wheels and TiresOct 17, 2023 · US 11,787,232Granted
- Automated Removal And Replacement Of Vehicle Wheels And TiresOct 17, 2023 · US 11,787,234Granted
- Automated Removal And Replacement Of Vehicle Wheels And TiresAug 24, 2023 · Application 18141577Pending
- Automated Removal And Placement Of Vehicle Wheels And TiresJun 29, 2023 · Application 18117522Pending
- Automated Removal And Replacement Of Vehicle Wheels And TiresMay 2, 2023 · US 11,639,075Granted
- Automated Removal And Replacement Of Vehicle Wheels And TiresMar 7, 2023 · US 11,597,233Granted
- Lug Nut Holder And Method Of UseNov 15, 2022 · US 11,498,358Granted
- Automated Removal And Replacement Of Vehicle Wheels And TiresSep 20, 2022 · US 11,446,958Granted
- Lug Nut Holder And Method Of UseDec 21, 2021 · US 11,203,228Granted
- Automated Removal And Replacement Of Vehicle Wheels And TiresJul 13, 2021 · US 11,059,325Granted
- Automated Removal and Replacement of Vehicle Wheels and TiresApr 13, 2021 · US 10,974,546Granted
- Low Rise Vehicle Lift And Method Of OperationApplication PCTUS2021043800Pending
- Kick LiftApplication 63271706Pending
- Robotic Apparatus Interaction With Vehicle Based On Vehicle Dimension TranslationApplication 63273143Pending
- Lug Nut Holder And Method Of UseApplication PCTUS2021020989Pending
- Locating A Center Point Of A Lug Nut For An Automated Vehicle Wheel Removal SystemApplication 63273145Pending
- Automated Removal And Replacement Of Vehicle Wheels And TiresApplication PCTUS2020055441Pending
- Kick LiftApplication PCTUS2022047710Pending
- Robotic Apparatus Interaction With Vehicle Based On Vehicle Dimension TranslationApplication PCTUS2022048165Pending
- Automatic Vision Based Low Rise Vehicle LiftApplication 63058434Pending
- Lug Nut Holder And Method Of UseApplication 62989807Pending
- Automated Removal and Replacement of Vehicle Wheels and TiresApplication 62916198Pending
- Automated Removal And Replacement Of Vehicle Wheels And TiresApplication PCTUS2019028033Pending
- Locating A Center Point Of A Lug Nut For An Automated Vehicle Wheel Removal SystemApplication PCTUS2022048166Pending
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration
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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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