HEBI Robotics
About
About HEBI Robotics
HEBI Robotics builds modular actuators, control hardware, kits and custom robot systems. Its R-, T- and H-series modules combine motors, gearing, sensing, networking and control electronics, allowing developers to assemble arms, mobile platforms, tracked mechanisms and specialised machines without designing each joint from scratch.
The company supports the hardware with APIs, engineering tools and application assistance for research, industrial automation, hazardous environments and field robotics. NASA awarded HEBI a Phase II SBIR contract in January 2026 for modular space actuators, following other government and industrial projects. Product suitability depends on torque, speed, environmental and communication requirements at the complete-system level.
Products
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Kollmorgen
Inbound - actuation and motion control - Kollmorgen supplies TBM2G frameless motors to HEBI Robotics for the H-Series modular actuator platform
Source - Fictiv
Inbound - Manufacturing - Fictiv manufactured custom gears, CNC-machined parts, moulded components and printed enclosures for HEBI Robotics
Source
Team
- Howie Choset - Founder and Chairman
- Bob Raida - Chief Executive Officer - Current operating leader for HEBI's modular actuator, robot building-block and customer-solution business.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-02-26 - Award - HEBI Robotics receives $850K NASA SBIR Phase II award for modular space actuators
The two-year Phase II project follows HEBI Robotics’ successful Phase I SBIR effort and focuses on modular actuation hardware for space environments. HEBI said the work will include avionics and control electronics compatible with its actuator ecosystem and third-party robotic systems for low-Earth-orbit and geosynchronous-orbit applications. The award extends HEBI Robotics’ space-robotics program from initial actuator testing into a larger development effort for modular systems that can operate with HEBI and third-party robotic hardware.
Source - 2025-06-02 - Award - HEBI Robotics receives U.S. Army Phase I SBIR award for hazardous-environment robotics hardware
HEBI Robotics announced a U.S. Army Small Business Innovation Research Phase I award. The company said the grant will support development of modular robotic building blocks for hazardous environments with flammable vapors or liquids. HEBI positioned the work around Class I Division 1 certified robotics hardware.
Source - 2025-04-28 - Award - HEBI Robotics wins RBR50 award for Inchworm family of robots
HEBI Robotics announced it was named an RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award winner. The award recognized HEBI's Inchworm family of robots. HEBI Robotics is a Pittsburgh-based robotics company focused on modular actuation hardware, motion-control software, and robot development systems.
Source - 2025-04-17 - Partnership - HEBI Robotics partners with NASA Ames Research Center on robotic infrastructure assembly work
HEBI Robotics announced a collaboration with NASA Ames Research Center under a Non-Reimbursable Space Act Agreement. The partnership supports the ARC-LSI study focused on robotic assembly of infrastructure. HEBI said the work includes concepts of operation, system integration, and robotics system development for lunar infrastructure use cases.
Source - 2024-09-18 - Award - HEBI Robotics receives NASA SBIR Phase I grant
NASA awarded HEBI Robotics a Small Business Innovation Research Phase I grant. HEBI said the award will support development of smart robotic actuation hardware and building blocks compatible with the HEBI platform. The company said the project is aimed at hardware suitable for missions to space.
Source - 2024-08-29 - Product Launch - HEBI Robotics launches T25 actuator
HEBI Robotics launched the T25 actuator as part of its T-Series actuator lineup. The company positioned the T25 as a higher-power option for projects needing more reach, payload, and speed. HEBI said the actuator integrates with its existing development tools and APIs.
Source - 2024-05-07 - Product Launch - HEBI Robotics launches H-Series actuators
HEBI Robotics launched the H-Series platform of smart robotic actuators. The company said the H-Series was built to provide more torque and versatility while withstanding rugged conditions. HEBI said the actuators are designed for applications ranging from wheeled robots to collaborative robot arms.
Source - 2014-01-01 - Company Formation - HEBI Robotics is founded as a Carnegie Mellon spinout
HEBI Robotics says it was founded in 2014. The company describes itself as a spinout of Carnegie Mellon University's Biorobotics Lab. HEBI Robotics is a Pittsburgh-based robotics company focused on modular actuation hardware, motion-control software, and robot development systems.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- NASA Ames Research Center
Research Contract - Collaboration under a Non-Reimbursable Space Act Agreement supporting robotic infrastructure assembly concepts
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Context tags
- Compliant robot joint control - Capability
- Modular series-elastic actuator supplier - Peer Group
- Series-elastic robot actuation - Workflow
- Integrated robot-joint actuator supplier - Peer Group - Official HEBI material documents packaged joint actuators integrating motor, geartrain, sensing and control electronics. https://www.hebirobotics.com/actuators
- Modular actuator component supplier - Stack Layer
- Robotics motion-component supply layer - Stack Layer - HEBI supplies modular series-elastic robotic actuators integrating motors, gearing, encoders, sensors, and control electronics. https://www.hebirobotics.com/actuators
- Force-controlled manipulation - Capability
- Actuator component supplier - Stack Layer
- Robotics hardware supply chain - Customer Environment
- Robot joint supply chain - Customer Environment