National Robotarium contracts Boardwalk Robotics for Alex Manipulation Platform
Evidence notes
- The awarded Alex system includes two 7-degree-of-freedom arms, a 3-degree-of-freedom spine, a 2-degree-of-freedom head, onboard compute, perception sensors and two Sake EZ grippers.
- The contract was valued at $256,375 excluding VAT; the notice said no equivalent supplier met the required form factor.
Company context
Boardwalk Robotics develops humanoid robotic systems with roots in the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition long-running humanoid research program. The company collaborated with IHMC on the Nadia research platform before announcing Alex as a commercial manipulation-first humanoid upper-torso robot for manufacturing, logistics, food processing and maintenance.