Granted U.S. utility patents protecting foundational inventions in distributed robotics, cooperative 3D printing, and thermal sintering. This work defines the core mechanisms behind dynamic task partitioning, spatial collision avoidance, and multi-agent fabrication across unbounded build volumes, with citation records available through the linked patent sources.
An autonomous multi-robot additive manufacturing platform where independent mobile agents equipped with specialized tool heads collaborate on a single build. The system coordinates parallel extrusion, assembly, and post-processing operations across a shared fabrication envelope.
An IoT-driven swarm manufacturing architecture integrating autonomous mobile robots into smart factory floors. The platform combines distributed motion planning, centralized job scheduling, and real-time telemetry to execute large-scale cooperative 3D printing and material handling.
A cooperative additive manufacturing system where fleets of motorized mobile 3D printers work concurrently across an unbounded build surface. Features dynamic task decomposition, collision avoidance algorithms, and spatial partitioning to fabricate structures beyond conventional machine boundaries.
A high-speed additive manufacturing method that uses digitally addressable microheater arrays to selectively sinter thermoplastic powders through direct thermal conduction. Eliminates bulky laser optics and high-power galvo scanners while dramatically reducing system cost and energy consumption.
Peer-reviewed papers published across ASME, Springer, and the Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, bridging mechanical hardware design, embedded control, and distributed algorithms. Research in swarm robotics, mobile agent kinematics, and MEMS microheater control, with selected citing institutions listed alongside each paper.
Presents the end-to-end system architecture for cooperative swarm 3D printing, detailing CAD chunking algorithms, multi-agent scheduling, and synchronized motion coordination that allow fleets of autonomous mobile robots to manufacture large-scale components in unison.
Establishes the foundational software and hardware framework for cooperative additive manufacturing. Explores hierarchical task decomposition, conflict-free path planning, and physical handoffs between mobile printing units and material supply robots on a shared bed.
Introduces Microheater Array Powder Sintering (MAPS) as an energy-efficient alternative to laser sintering. Investigates MEMS fabrication of platinum microheater arrays, transient thermal response dynamics, and high-frequency closed-loop temperature control up to 400 °C.
Designs and evaluates an omnidirectional mobile robot engineered specifically for cooperative additive manufacturing. Details kinematic calibration, bed adhesion mechanisms, and multi-robot synchronization required to print coherent, layer-accurate structural features.
Focuses on the microfabrication, ceramic substrate packaging, and pulse-width modulation control of microheater arrays. Demonstrates millisecond-scale thermal rise times and localized heat confinement essential for high-resolution polymer powder bed fusion.
AMBOTS co-founder & R&D project manager · 2018–2020. Funding and commercialization support for the swarm manufacturing platform, with later company awards identified separately.
NSF SBIR grants, state matching awards, and approved technology financing to AMBOTS.
Feasibility research for mobile SCARA printers and coordination software that enable robots to print and assemble large objects together.
Matching support for platform commercialization alongside AMBOTS’s $225,000 NSF SBIR Phase I grant.
Approved financing with royalty repayment obligations to commercialize AMBOTS’s swarm 3D printing and assembly platform.
The $50,000 approved award is included in the company total as royalty-based development funding.
Matching support to hire a mechanical engineer and a robotics engineer for AMBOTS’s NSF SBIR Phase II platform development.
Further R&D for cooperative printing and assembly of precast formwork, improving speed, automation, job scheduling, and calibration.
Cumulative NSF award as reviewed on Oct 9, 2026: the original $1,000,000 in FY 2021, plus $199,602 in FY 2023 and $499,969 in FY 2024.
University research and commercialization projects connected to the platform.
Customer discovery through over 400 interviews across construction, aerospace, and rapid prototyping, identifying precast formwork as a product-market fit.
Commercialization support for SiDi Lab and AM³ Lab to develop mobile printing robots, chunk-based printing, and cooperative-print scheduling with AMBOTS.
The investigator’s CV lists $49,670 and a June 2019–June 2020 project period. The May 18, 2019 lab announcement confirms the award but does not state its amount.
$50,000 in company-reported financing, listed separately from award totals.
Company-reported angel financing during AMBOTS’s founding period.
Company-reported private financing, excluded from publicly sourced award totals.
2 participation records, listed separately from award totals.
AMBOTS joined the seventh 12-week Delta I-Fund cohort, with mentorship and a $5,000 allowance for legal assistance, market research, or prototypes.
Technical-assistance allowance, listed separately from company and university award totals.
AMBOTS joined Fuel’s inaugural 16-week supply-chain accelerator, facilitated by Startup Junkie, hosted by RevUnit, and supported by Walmart; no cash award was disclosed.
