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PostedAug 10, 2026
DeadlineAug 10, 2027
In plain English
NASA is seeking companies interested in licensing rights to commercialize, manufacture, and market a reversible androgynous mechanical fastener developed at NASA Ames Research Center. The fastener supports robotic assembly, tolerates misalignment, and creates a lightweight, high-strength connection for structures such as lunar habitats or terrestrial systems. Licenses may be exclusive or nonexclusive, NASA provides no funding, and interested companies should apply through NASA’s ATLAS system.
About this opportunity
NASA’s Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses. THE TECHNOLOGY: Researchers at NASA Ames Research Center have developed an androgynous fastener with high misalignment tolerance characteristics, which is suitable for robotic actuation. This fastener was developed in conjunction with a high-performance building-block structural system that can be robotically assembled by robust collective…
Time remaining
Closes Aug 10, 2027
330Days
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