Grants and Contributions

Spring Loaded Technology Inc. has developed a performance enhancing knee brace to change and improve lives. The firm's knee brace stores energy as you bend your knee and releases that energy as you straighten your knee. The result is the world's first brace that can instantly enhance or restore strength and mobility, enabling users to do more with less discomfort. To expand on its market attractiveness, particularly in the US, the firm must develop engineering solutions that address current barriers which will allow Spring Loaded Technology's braces to continue to be manufactured in Canada at a competitive cost while simultaneously achieving key product features that will open Spring Loaded Technology's multi-compartment and patellofemoral osteoarthritis offloading bracing to international markets.

National Real Estate Conveyancing System: A comprehensive platform automating workflows, document generation, and task management, enhanced with OCR, third-party integrations, and virtual signing rooms for efficient, province-specific real estate transactions.

Project to automate mineral membrane manufacturing equipment for the production of permeable sumps.

This project is to develop and test business processes to increase revenue operations department efficiency by targeting new markets through OEM partnerships and increasing sales pipeline.

Nix Sensor Ltd. (Nix) has recently developed and released the “Nix Print Pro” software suite for PC and Mac. This software tool, in combination with a Nix spectrophotometer, allows for complete analysis and control of the printing press workflow. Nix now needs to develop an airtight marketing and customer acquisition plan to effectively find, filter, and convert potential customers to capitalize on our technology investments. This project lays out the go-to-market strategy for the Nix Print Pro software into 4 separate parts that will run in parallel: Develop a comprehensive market report with industry experts to create an effective strategy, start demand generation and conversion optimization activities, and optimize reporting.

Copilot Builder is an AI-powered assistant designed to modernize legacy software systems to meet contemporary business needs. Leveraging the latest in natural language processing technology, Copilot Builder enhances accessibility, improves functionality, and increases the operational efficiency of enterprise systems without the need to replace or overhaul.

This project will support CETAC’s annual small business retreat, the Entrepreneur to CEO workshop These offering promote the diffusion of knowledge, practical experience and business skills for SMEs by accessing CETAC’s large network of mentors.

Incorporating Industry 4.0 trends, which include automation and integrating robots, the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics capabilities, essential to increasing production and warehousing efficiency, capacity, and capability.

Automated chemistry for material design has been a priority for research groups and
companies per the requirement of increased productivity, reliable results, safer
operation conditions, cost savings, and flexible working time. Due to their features of
dexterity and flexibility, robot manipulators (RMs) are widely used for chemistry
laboratory automation. However, the safe and high-precision control of RMs for
pouring and transmitting reagents and catalysts in synthetic and reaction
experiments is still challenging. To fill this gap, this project aims to propose a solution
to the control of an RM with guaranteed safety, reliability, and stability for achieving
autonomous grasping operation. Specifically, the objective of this work is to develop
an intelligent framework based on reinforcement learning (RL), model predictive
control (MPC), and visual serving techniques. The proposed RL-based MPC
(RLMPC) will improve the control performance of the RM and thus further improve
the level of automation in chemistry laboratories.

This project is to design and prototype a novel electric drive system that will provide variable gear ratios and energy recovery. This drive has the potential to replace the existing mechanical system, providing significant energy savings while reducing repairs and maintenance requirements.