Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Teleoperated Haptic MR Robot for Meat Processing Applications
Agreement Number:
ISC-MPAC-007574-PH2
Agreement Value:
$1,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 28, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
This project aims to develop a low cost teleoperated collaborative robot to help automate tasks currently performed by skilled human labour in meat processing facilities in harsh working conditions.
Organization:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Expected Results:
To seek innovations that will help automate tasks in their existing processing formats, regardless of processing plant or abattoir size, while addressing increased safety measures for workers, maintaining food quality levels, as well as abiding by food safety regulations.
Location:
Sherbrooke, Quebec, CA J1L1V8
Reference Number:
235-2023-2024-Q4-00193
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
828465534
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Additional Information:
With a successful concept, participants are then eligible to receive up to two years and up to $1 million in funding to support prototype development.
Recipient's Legal Name:
Exonetik Inc.
Program:
Innovative Solutions Canada Program
Program Purpose:
Innovative Solutions Canada aims to fuel the development and adoption of technological innovation in Canada and grow Canadian companies through direct funding to support early stage, pre-commercial research and development, late stage prototypes, and to accelerate commercialization.
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