Experience
330+ Successful Projects | 160+ Robotics Experts
Expertise
160+ Robotics Experts | 17+ Ph.D | 850+ Inventions
Excellence
25+ Years of Making Robotics a Reality | 130+ Customers since 1996 | 45 Licenses
Engaging with NREC
NREC works with organizations from many industries to solve the world's most challenging problems. Engaging with a team of experts at NREC is easy and follows a proven process.
CommerCIal Applications
What's your business case?
With NREC's technology and expertise, we can solve the majority of the problems brought to us. Therefore, the most critical aspect of the assessment steps is to look at the business case related to the problem. This is done in partnership with the clientt.
Government / Military
Innovation and Rapid Fielding
With the vast technology available at NREC and our unique expertise, we can quickly bring innovative robotic systems and technology to the field.
INNOVATE™ Process
1
Assess the Problem and Objectives
2
Analyze the Technical and Business Requirements
3
Invent Technology
4
Develop Prototype System
5
Validate, Test & Demonstrate
6
Engineer
7
License IP and Transfer Technology
8
Support Commercialization
Ways to Engage
You can engage with NREC at different stages of our INNOVATE™ process; from studies, to solution development, to licensing.
1 | SHORT STUDY
A Short Study will perform a quick assessment of your operations and your needs.
Scope
Schedule and Cost
Contact us for a cost and schedule estimate.
Outcome
1 - 2 | EXTENSIVE STUDY
Scope
Schedule and Cost
Outcome
Feasibility analysis, conceptual designs and detailed development roadmap
3 - 6 | DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Scope
We generate conceptual designs, develop prototypes and perform cycles of testing, evaluation and engineering improvements.
Outcome
A prototype solution with a demonstration in your operations
A detailed test report
First right of refusal on an exclusive license
7 - 8 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & LICENSING
Scope
We negotiate a license with the client and provide support for commercialization.
We can also help select a robotic manufacturer if needed.
Schedule and Cost
The client has 180 days to decide on an exclusive license, which is normally sufficient to negotiate the license agreement.
The royalty for the exclusive license is based on fair-market value and negotiated with the client.
Outcome
(Optional) An exclusive license
Documentation, source code, drawings, schematics and bill of material for manufacturing and commercialization
Licensing
Although we typically license the Intellectual Property (IP) to the client who funded its development via our INNOVATE™ process, we also have a long list of Intellectual Property that is available for licensing.
We have 856 inventions in various areas of robotics that you can license. NREC is available to mature its IP into a solution for a specific application.
Please contact us for more information: contact@nrec.ri.cmu.edu