Robot maker · early
Sensate Robotics
Veteran-owned Los Angeles company building tactile robotic quality-control cells for postharvest produce handling. Its stack combines the PolySkin multi-modal tactile sensor (pressure, slip, texture, material properties), the Sensate Gripper end-effector, and the SpiraVision 3D perception system into the Pick-E Sorter, a drop-in robotic cell that grades and packs fresh produce in a single grasp, reading firmness and ripeness per piece. Founded by SynTouch/Perception Robotics veteran Nicholas Wettels; authorized FANUC integrator. NSF and NASA SBIR Phase I awardee; joined Techstars Spring 2026; pilot recruitment underway for avocados and apples.
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Pick-E Sorter
- Grades and packs fresh produce in a single grasp, reading firmness, ripeness and interior quality on every piece
Drop-in tactile robotic cell integrating PolySkin sensor, Sensate Gripper and SpiraVision 3D perception
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NSF SBIR Phase I Gra
National Science Foundation (SBIR)
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