Gecko Robotics, a developer of robotics systems for data capture, has announced that it has been awarded an 18-month US$1.5m (£1.2m) contract by the US Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center.
The contract was awarded through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme, with the Air Force claiming this represents parts of its ambition to modernise the US nuclear triad.
“Ensuring the safety and efficiency of our nation’s most critical assets is in our DNA at Gecko, and we look forward to our partnership with the Air Force in this vital mission,” said Jake Loosararian, CEO and co-founder of Gecko Robotics.
“I’m also proud of how our team and our product have risen to the challenge during this competitive process as we continue to increase our partnerships across the federal space.”
Under the new contract, Gecko Robotics has said it will integrate next-generation concrete evaluation technology into a fleet of crawling robots.
What’s more, the combination of hardware and software components together is set to provide the capability to offer fast assessments of concrete and steel liners at Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) sites.
The robotics company has said the ability to offer rapid assessments of the infrastructure used at launch facilities is critical to enabling a smooth transition between the Sentinel programme and a modern sustainment programme.
Gecko Robotics announced the award of the contract after what it claims was a competitive process involving submitting proposals for peer review.
