# NCDMM, Boeing and SwRI awarded $6.7M Air Force contract for robotics software

A team from NCDMM, Boeing and SwRI was awarded a $6.7 million contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop software and technology for reusable advanced robotics in aerospace manufacturing and maintenance.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2016-12-14
- Where: San Antonio, United States
- Value: $6.70M
- Status: announced
- Products: mobile manipulator robotic platform, ROS-I software
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining](https://endata.com/companies/16497.md)
- [Boeing](https://endata.com/companies/685.md) (partner)
- [Southwest Research Institute](https://endata.com/companies/16498.md) (partner)
- [Air Force Research Laboratory](https://endata.com/companies/16499.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [swri.org](https://www.swri.org/newsroom/press-releases/team-of-researchers-aerospace-manufacturers-adapt-industrial-robots-us-air-force), 2016-12-14: "One of our primary goals is to promote the adaptability and flexibility of robotic systems."

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