2020 Cycle I Semifinalists
Innovators around the world answered NASA iTech’s call for inventive ideas that could benefit space exploration as well as solve challenges on Earth. Of the submissions to the first cycle of the competition in 2020, NASA has selected 25 semifinalists.
An initiative by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA iTech engages entrepreneurs in the Agency’s mission and fosters innovative ideas that could be applied to future exploration of the Moon and Mars.
Ideas submitted to this NASA iTech Cycle relate to four main technology areas, including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, biotechnology, system autonomy, and advanced manufacturing. A fifth area, referred to as
X-factor innovations, includes technologies that might not fit under the other topics but could significantly impact space exploration.
Semifinalists (in alphabetic order):
Amalgamated Vision – Brentwood, Tennessee
Laser MEMS Head Mounted Display
Aperiomics Inc.– Ashburn, Virginia
Xplore-PATHO Microbial Identification Technology
ARInspect– Fairfax, Virginia
ARInspect Smart Inspection Platform
Articulate Labs– Dallas, Texas
LimbStim
Aviana Molecular Technologies LLC– Orlando, Florida
Novel Passive Radio Frequency Sensors for Biological and Gas Sensing
CBio– Lakewood Ranch, Florida
cellPhoresis®
Ejenta– San Francisco, California
Ejenta Intelligent Agents
ez enRoute Ltd.– Edmonton, Canada
IoT/AI platform making lives safer and secure
Healium– Columbia, Missouri
Healium XR
Immertec– Tampa, Florida
Medoptic
Invata Intralogistics– Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Automate Intralogistics Software
Miles Space Inc.– Tampa, Florida
ConstantQ - Water-based Plasma Thruster
Mojo Vision– Saratoga, California
Mojo Vision – Augmented reality smart contact lens
NeuroFlow– Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NeuroFlow
Orbitless Drives Inc. – Vancouver, Canada
Orbitless
Otolith Labs– Washington, D.C.
Winner Ignite the Night LAS VEGAS
OtoBand
re:3D Inc.– Houston, Texas
Gigabot 3D Printer
Sixdof Space– Jerusalem, Israel
High-speed 6DOF Indoor Optical Tracking & Navigation
Skyrora– Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Skyrora
Smartsound Corporation– Seoul, South Korea
SKEEPER and WithaPET
Stofiel Aerospace– St. Louis, Missouri
Winner Ignite the Night CHICAGO
Positive Structural Molding
Stream.ML– Edmonton, Canada
Stream.ML
Tevosol– Edmonton, Canada
Winner Ignite the Night TAMPA
EVOSS
Upright Technologies Ltd.– Tel Aviv, Israel
Wearable Posture-Trainers
Vita Inclinata Technologies– Broomfield, Colorado
Load Stability System
NASA subject-matter experts will further review the 25 semifinalists based on their relevance, likelihood of success, and potential Earth- and space-bound applications to select ten finalists. Finalists will be invited to present their ideas to NASA leadership, space industry leaders, and potential investors at the 2020 NASA iTech Cycle I Forum, a virtual event, to be held on Oct. 1-2, 2020.
About NASA iTech
NASA iTech is a yearlong effort to find innovative ideas that address challenges and will fill gaps in five critical areas identified by NASA as having a potential impact on future exploration. NASA iTech is an initiative by the Space Technology Mission Directorate and managed by the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) in Hampton, Virginia.
To learn more about NASA iTech, visit: www.nasaitech.org
Harla Sherwood
National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, Virginia
757-636-6300
sherwood@nianet.org