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Grant

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07.03.2024

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3

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$435K

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ESTAT Actuation produces breakthrough actuator technology to make robots more dynamic.

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01.01.2019

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For Profit

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Grant

IPO status

Private

Description

The company, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, develops electroadhesive clutches that reduce the size and cost of actuators. These clutches offer engineers lightweight, low-power, and cost-effective actuation hardware for their robots or machines. ESTAT Actuation's prototype rotary electroadhesive clutch is 3x lighter and uses 600x less power than conventional electromagnetic clutches, providing robotics engineers with efficient and affordable actuator hardware.
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