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Summer Robotics, Inc.

CAMPBELL, CA · Founded 2018 · Robotics · Private

Real-time adaptive robot vision and toolpath correction system that dynamically adjusts robotic fastening operations based on hole location variations

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Updated · summerrobotics.ai

Sector
Robotics
Headquarters
CAMPBELL, CA
Founded
2018
Latest Form D
$750K, Aug 2023
Total capital
$4.2M
Federal grants
None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised
$4.2M
2 Form D · last Aug 2023
38 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
15
25 pending · first 2023
Rank in peer group#10 of 138

Capital timeline

20222023FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $4.2M1st Form D$3.4M2nd Form D$750K
20222023FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $4.2M1st Form D$3.4M2nd Form D$750K

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$750K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$3.4M

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Standing among 138 peers

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Robotics · System

  • Granted patents#10 · top 7%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings
  • Gerard Dirk SmitsExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Schuyler Alexander CullenExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 15 granted of 40
  • PendingAssociation Of Concurrent Tracks Across Multiple ViewsUSPTOApplication 19457994
  • GrantedCalibration Of Scanning 3-D Perception SystemsUSPTOUS 12,687,389
  • PendingAssociation Of Concurrent Tracks Using Graph CrossingsUSPTOApplication 19434972
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  • Association Of Concurrent Tracks Across Multiple ViewsAug 6, 2026 · Application 19457994Pending
  • Calibration Of Scanning 3-D Perception SystemsJul 21, 2026 · US 12,687,389Granted
  • Association Of Concurrent Tracks Using Graph CrossingsJul 9, 2026 · Application 19434972Pending
  • Perceiving Objects Based On Sensing Surfaces And Sensing Surface MotionJun 4, 2026 · Application 19405007Pending
  • Association Of Concurrent Tracks Across Multiple ViewsJan 27, 2026 · US 12,536,696Granted
  • Association Of Concurrent Tracks Using Graph CrossingsDec 30, 2025 · US 12,511,864Granted
  • Kaleidoscopic Geometric Vision PlatformDec 18, 2025 · Application 19242542Pending
  • Perceiving Objects Based On Sensing Surfaces And Sensing Surface MotionDec 2, 2025 · US 12,487,359Granted
  • Three-dimensional Perception Of Objects And Surfaces In Underwater EnvironmentsOct 16, 2025 · Application 19059517Pending
  • Kaleidoscopic Laser Beam Projection SystemSep 16, 2025 · US 12,416,804Granted
  • Combining Sensor Outputs To Improve Structure Detection In Limited Visibility EnvironmentsSep 4, 2025 · Application 19035554Pending
  • Foveated Robotic Vision SystemAug 26, 2025 · US 12,401,905Granted
  • Virtual Fences In Air, Water, And SpaceApr 15, 2025 · US 12,276,730Granted
  • Perceiving Scene Features Using Event Sensors And Image SensorsMar 25, 2025 · US 12,262,127Granted
  • Automatic Parameter Adjustment For Scanning Event CamerasNov 19, 2024 · US 12,148,185Granted
  • Calibration Of Sensor Position Offsets Based On Rotation And Translation Vectors For Matched TrajectoriesOct 8, 2024 · US 12,111,180Granted
  • Perceiving Scene Features Using Event Sensors And Image SensorsApr 30, 2024 · US 11,974,055Granted
  • Folded Single Sensor 3-D Capture SystemFeb 1, 2024 · Application 18225833Pending
  • Dynamic Calibration Of 3D Acquisition SystemsJan 30, 2024 · US 11,887,340Granted
  • Multi-sensor Superresolution Scanning And Capture SystemNov 7, 2023 · US 11,808,857Granted
  • Stage Studio For Immersive 3-D Video CaptureOct 10, 2023 · US 11,785,200Granted
  • Auxiliary Device For Augmented RealityOct 5, 2023 · Application 18130080Pending
  • Dynamic Calibration Of 3D Acquisition SystemsJul 18, 2023 · US 11,704,835Granted
  • Folded Single Sensor 3-D Capture SystemApplication PCTUS2023028551Pending
  • 3-D Perception Using Multiple Sensor Types In Visually Challenging EnvironmentsApplication 63624687Pending
  • Association Of Concurrent Tracks Using Graph CrossingsApplication PCTUS2023013718Pending
  • 3-D Perception In Underwater EnvironmentsApplication 63556663Pending
  • Association Of Concurrent Tracks Across Multiple ViewsApplication PCTUS2022050626Pending
  • Virtual Fences in Air, Water, and SpaceApplication 63382872Pending
  • Event and Image Camera CombinationsApplication 63379772Pending
  • Kaleidoscopic sweeping laser beam pattern projector a projector with a single moving part that projects a pattern of sweeping laser strokes. The pattern is comprised of both a diversity of sweep directions and a diversity of emission aperturesApplication 63731484Pending
  • Multi-sensor Superresolution Scanning And Capture SystemApplication PCTUS2022041520Pending
  • Compact multiview laser triangulation 3-D capture system, employing a single sensor and its applicationsApplication 63474186Pending
  • Dynamic Calibration Of 3D Acquisition SystemsApplication PCTUS2022038724Pending
  • Kaleidoscopic geometric robot vision architecture using a diversity of scanning patterns and sensors simultaneously, and a novel method for extracting the maximum fidelity geometric information from complex shaped 3d surfacesApplication 63731871Pending
  • Automatic Parameter Adjustment For Scanning Event CamerasApplication PCTUS2022037299Pending
  • Foveated Robotic Vision SystemApplication 63368440Pending
  • Kaleidoscopic geometric robot vision architecture using a diversity of scanning patterns and sensors simultaneously, and a novel method for extracting the maximum fidelity geometric information from complex shaped 3d surfacesApplication 63732563Pending
  • Calibration Of Sensor Position Offsets Based On Rotation And Translation Vectors For Matched TrajectoriesApplication PCTUS2022036006Pending
  • Auxiliary 3-D Illumination and Scanning DeviceApplication 63362525Pending

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Sources

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