“Sanding and polishing transparent components are a tremendously challenging and time-consuming part of aerospace component manufacturing,” says Ariyan Kabir, CEO and co-founder of GrayMatter Robotics. “Final products must be free of optical distortion and no visible scratches on the interior or exterior of the structure. GrayMatter Robotics will build upon its existing AI-powered robotic technology to solve this problem.”

GrayMatter Robotics specializes in developing advanced AI-powered robotic systems that can autonomously sand, polish, grind and spray surfaces. The company’s technology leverages physical AI, incorporating established physics-based models that help the system understand forces, materials, geometries and tool behaviors. This removes the need for manual programming while guaranteeing safe and accurate operation.

“Our physical AI is designed to give robots intelligence and autonomy in a wide range of manufacturing applications,” says Brual Shah, CTO and co-founder of GrayMatter Robotics. “Whether its sanding complex shapes like guitars, or intricate parts for ships, trucks, or heavy equipment, or precision surface finishing for highly contoured transparent structures for aerospace applications, our technology enables smart robotic cells to empower businesses and teams with unprecedented reliability, speed, and consistency.”