01 — PolySkin™
PolySkin™
Multi-modal tactile sensor.
Reads pressure, slip, texture & material at the point of contact — the robot's sense of touch.
Techstars '26 · Backed by NASA and NSF
Robots that see and feel.
We pair multi-modal tactile sensing with 3D vision + AI so robots can handle delicate, irregular produce the way a human hand does — judging quality, grip and ripeness without bruising a thing.
Backed by NASA & NSF SBIRs · Service-disabled veteran-owned
Radar visualization: a robotic gripper sensing an avocado, with concentric range rings, a rotating emerald sweep line, and synchronized ping dots marking tactile contact points.
The Gap
The industry has robots. What it lacks is robots that can feel.
"Cameras can see an object — but can't tell if it will bruise, slip, or break under contact. We give robots a sense of touch." Grading and packing still depend on human hands amid a labor crisis.
The Integrated Cell
One cell. Sight and touch, working together.
Four products engineered as a single drop-in system — so a robot can perceive a piece of produce in full, then handle it without a bruise.
02 — Sensate Gripper™
Sensate Gripper™
Soft end-effector.
Engineered around PolySkin for delicate, no-bruise handling of irregular objects.
03 — SpiraVision 3D
SpiraVision 3D
3D imaging + AI.
Identifies produce and guides gripper placement with proprietary perception models.
04 — Pick-E™ Sorter
Pick-E™ Sorter
Drop-in robotic cell.
The full system — no infrastructure changes required to bring it onto your packline.
Proven Economics
The numbers a packhouse cares about.
$930K
net annual savings / cell
95%
grading accuracy
24/7
continuous operation
~4
FTE output / cell
$30B+ market
40–54% of specialty-crop cost is labor
$15B/yr US produce loss from cosmetic flaws
How the Cell Works
Scan. Sense. Grip. Grade.
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01
Scan
SpiraVision 3D builds a 3D model and locates each fruit.
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02
Sense
PolySkin reads pressure, slip & texture at contact — gauging ripeness and grip.
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03
Grip
The Sensate Gripper adapts in real time — firm enough to hold, gentle enough to never bruise.
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04
Grade
AI sorts by quality at 95% accuracy, 24/7.
Where It Goes
Built for avocado & apple. Ready for far more.
Primary market
Avocado
Apple
Secondary
Stone fruit
Mushrooms
Tomatoes
Berries
Citrus
Adjacent · frontier
Aerospace
Defense
Manufacturing
The Team
Robotics and aerospace, with a track record of exits.
Service-disabled veteran-owned. Backed by NASA & NSF SBIRs.
Nick Wettels
Founder. Founded SynTouch & Perception Robotics (exited to OnRobot). Tactile-sensing pioneer.
Jason McAuley
Co-founder.
Rudy
Co-founder.
Elijah
Co-founder.
Backed By
In good company.
Techstars · 2026
NASANASA SBIR
NSFNSF SBIR
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB)