Bucket Robotics Awarded $1.25M AFWERX SBIR Phase II

SAN FRANCISCO, California — August 29, 2025

Bucket Robotics announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II in the amount of $1,248,575.00 focused on an AI-powered inspection platform that aggregates sensor data and identifies defects across complex parts and assemblies.

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The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution.

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The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018 which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded and now on August 26, 2025, Bucket Robotics will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.

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