Robotic Vehicle with Multiple Tracked Mobility Platforms Sandia National Laboratories, the lead research and development laboratory for the Department of Energy's physical security needs, is seeking one or more business partners in the decontamination, hazardous materials, and explosives detection field to develop Sandia's Robotic Vehicle with Multiple Tracked Mobility Platforms technology. Sandia is seeking a company or companies to commercially license the technology described in this posting. Commercial licensees will have the opportunity to obtain a license to the intellectual properties for reasonable compensation. It is expected that the company(ies) that works with Sandia to develop the Robotic Vehicle with Multiple Tracked Mobility Platforms technology will promptly incorporate it into a commercial product. Potential partners must provide Sandia information describing their ability to research, design, develop, manufacture, distribute, market, and service fully functional diagnostics systems. Sandia has developed a robotic vehicle which has two or more tracked mobility platforms, increasing vehicle mobility. The robotic vehicle is operative in hazardous environments and is capable of semi-submersible operation. The robotic vehicle is capable of remote controlled operation via radio frequency and/or fiber optic communication link to a remote control unit. To express interest in this opportunity, please respond by mail to Adam Heying by 13 August 2010 at: Sandia National Laboratories, MS 0114, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque New Mexico 87185-0115, E-mail:
[email protected], Phone: (505) 284-4101. Please indicate the date and title of the FBO notice. Include company and contact information, as well as a description of how your company meets Sandia's criteria and could best contribute to the formation of a CRADA partnership or license and the subsequent commercialization of this technology. Sandia is a multiprogram laboratory managed and operated by Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company, for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration under Contract DE-AC04-94AL85000.