VECNA TECHNOLOGIES, INC
VGo Assist, a socially assistive robot augmented with smart home technologies for dementia care
- Sector
- Robotics
- Total capital
- $6.7M
- Federal grants
- $6.7M
- 11 awards · 2015–2021
- Rank in peer group#17 of 17
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 33
- 4 pending · first 2015
- Rank in peer group#1 of 17
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · VGo-Assist, A Mobile Telepresence Robot to Engage Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias$2.2M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · VGo-Assist, A Mobile Telepresence Robot to Engage Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias$1.8M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Achieving Transformative Productivity through application of Collaborative Augmented Reality Systems (CARS)$100K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · VGo-Assist, A Mobile Telepresence Robot to Engage Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias$350K
- Federal grantAgriculture · Stackable Farming For Economically And Environmentally Sustainable Urban Food Production$600K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Coordination of Heterogeneous Robot Swarms for Planetary Logistics Operations$125K
- Federal grantAgriculture · Stackable Farming For Economically And Environmentally Sustainable Urban Food Production$100K
Show 4 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Asynchronous Robotic Delivery for Better Logistics and Better Care$150K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Asynchronous Robotic Delivery for Better Logistics and Better Care$150K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Squad-Multipurpose Equipment Transport Medical Module Payload for Casualty Extraction$1.0M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Virtual Medical Concierge Application$150K
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Standing among 17 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#1 · top 6%
- Linked publications#2 · top 12%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 33 granted of 37- GrantedSystem And Method Of Providing Delivery Of Items From One Container To Another Container For A User In An Ergonomic MannerUSPTOUS 12,344,473
- GrantedSystem And Method Of Providing Delivery Of Items From One Container To Another Container Using A Suction Attachment SystemUSPTOUS 11,905,130
- GrantedSystem And Method Of Providing An Elevator System For Mobile RobotsUSPTOUS 11,597,596
Show all 37 patent records
- System And Method Of Providing Delivery Of Items From One Container To Another Container For A User In An Ergonomic MannerJul 1, 2025 · US 12,344,473Granted
- System And Method Of Providing Delivery Of Items From One Container To Another Container Using A Suction Attachment SystemFeb 20, 2024 · US 11,905,130Granted
- System And Method Of Providing An Elevator System For Mobile RobotsMar 7, 2023 · US 11,597,596Granted
- System And Method Of Asynchronous Robotic Retrieval And Delivery Of ItemsJun 28, 2022 · US 11,372,398Granted
- System And Method Of Providing Delivery Of Items From One Container To Another Container Using A Suction Attachment SystemMar 22, 2022 · US 11,279,569Granted
- Mobile Robot With Conveyor SystemOct 5, 2021 · US 11,137,772Granted
- System And Method Of Providing Delivery Of Items From One Container To Another ContainerAug 24, 2021 · US 11,097,895Granted
- System And Method Of Providing Delivery Of Items From One Container To Another Container Via Robot Movement Control To Indicate Recipient ContainerAug 24, 2021 · US 11,097,897Granted
- Method and Apparatus for Transporting a PayloadJun 22, 2021 · US 11,042,158Granted
- System and Method for Instructing a DeviceMay 25, 2021 · US 11,014,243Granted
- Robot for Loading and Securing Articles TheretoJan 21, 2021 · Application 17063208Pending
- Body Worn ApparatusJan 5, 2021 · US 10,881,571Granted
- Robot For Loading And Securing Articles TheretoOct 6, 2020 · US 10,793,047Granted
- Controlling a Fluid Actuated DeviceMar 17, 2020 · US 10,590,965Granted
- System And Method Of Providing Delivery Of Items From One Container To Another ContainerMar 17, 2020 · US 10,589,932Granted
- HydrosymbiosisFeb 18, 2020 · US 10,563,676Granted
- System And Method Of Asynchronous Robotic Retrieval And Delivery Of Items Between Two SitesFeb 11, 2020 · US 10,556,334Granted
- System And Method Of Asynchronous Robotic Retrieval And Delivery Of ItemsFeb 4, 2020 · US 10,549,915Granted
- Actuator For Rotating MembersJan 7, 2020 · US 10,527,072Granted
- Order Picking Method And MechanismDec 24, 2019 · US 10,513,030Granted
- Mobile Robot with Conveyor SystemOct 8, 2019 · US 10,437,255Granted
- System And Method Of Providing Delivery Of Items From One Container To Another Container In A Hybrid EnvironmentAug 27, 2019 · US 10,392,190Granted
- Monitoring One Or More Articles On A Support SurfaceFeb 26, 2019 · US 10,216,865Granted
- Controlling A Fluid Actuated DeviceSep 11, 2018 · US 10,072,681Granted
- Mobile Robot With Conveyor SystemAug 14, 2018 · US 10,048,697Granted
- System And Method For Instructing A DeviceJun 19, 2018 · US 9,999,976Granted
- Transferring Energy Between A Mobile Unit And Another Discrete UnitDec 26, 2017 · US 9,849,800Granted
- Autonomous Vehicle Providing Services At A Transportation TerminalAug 1, 2017 · US 9,720,414Granted
- Fluid Power Device, Method And SystemMay 23, 2017 · US 9,657,750Granted
- Loading Items Onto A VehicleMar 14, 2017 · US 9,592,759Granted
- Inventorying Item(s) Within an EnvironmentOct 11, 2016 · US 9,466,046Granted
- Transporting and /or Sorting Items with Mobile Robot(s)Oct 11, 2016 · US 9,463,927Granted
- Method And Device For Accommodating ItemsAug 9, 2016 · US 9,411,337Granted
- Loading Articles On One Or More Support Surfaces With One Or More Mobile DevicesJul 28, 2015 · US 9,089,969Granted
- Reconfigurable User Input/output DeviceApplication PCTUS2012030801Pending
- System And Method Of Providing Delivery Of Items From One Container To Another Container For A User In An Ergonomic MannerApplication 16035323Pending
- Item Distribution RobotApplication 13953426Pending
Recent research by its founders
- Innovations in medical robotics: surgery, logistics, disinfection, and telepresence20201 cites
- From Health Care to Robotics20192 cites
- The Safety-to-Autonomy Curve: An Incremental Approach to Introducing Automation to the Workforce20161 cites
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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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