A&K Robotics Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Vancouver|Vancouver, BC · grants and contributions register · Vancouver Centre

A&K Robotics Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 21 agreements; $2.5M value; 4 departments; 8 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-1EGQYYV0CM · Cite as: Assay Systems, “A&K Robotics Inc.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/a-k-robotics-inc/

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21agreements
$2.5Mvalue
4departments
8programs

Largest agreements

000016673$560Kvalue2020start2021end

Support for A&K Robotics Inc. to continue operations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Autonomous People Mover$420Kvalue2019start2020end

To develop an intelligent personal mobility platform capable of assisting users with navigation in indoor commercial environments.

Autonomous Indoor Mobility Platform$350Kvalue2018start2019end

To develop an intelligent personal mobility platform capable of assisting users with navigation in indoor environments.

Intelligent Robotic Navigation System$200Kvalue2018start2018end

To further develop a robotic navigation system for indoor light-industrial environments.

Agreement$175Kvalue2016start–end
Second Generation Autonomous Platform for Industrial Cleaning$165Kvalue2020start2021end

To advance research development activities of A&K Robotics’ Autonomous Cleaning Platform to accelerate commercialization.

Autonomous Electric Mobility Pods$150Kvalue2024start2024end

To advance a robotic navigation system capable of sensing surrounding objects in 3D and navigating through moving obstacles in large-scale indoor environments.

000015325$100Kvalue2019start2021end

Expand market opportunities for indoor autonomous vehicles to Spain, Japan and the USA

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Agreement$90.0Kvalue2017start–end
Autonomous People Mover Expansion into the Middle East, Japan, USA, Germany, and Spain$52.5Kvalue2020start2020end

This project’s aim is to strengthen export prospects in multiple strategic markets who will work with us to spearhead our entry. Meetings and on-site demos will be key in getting buy-in on our product and future business abroad.

Agreement$50.0Kvalue2016start–end
A&K Robotics Inc.$40.9Kvalue2020start2021end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

IP Assist L2: Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement$24.0Kvalue2024start2024end

The Project will support development of intellectual property capacity within the Firm

Autonomous People Mover Trials in Spain$22.5Kvalue2019start2019end

These trials constitute a key step in deploying APM to PRM services at international airports around the world. The trials will be conducted over multiple phases to take place at the Barajas International Airport in Madrid, Spain.

A&K Robotics Inc.-2022-2023-992851$20.0Kvalue2022start2023end

The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.

A&K Robotics Inc.-2022-2023-993133$14.4Kvalue2022start2026end

The purpose of this CanExport Innovation agreement is to support Canadian organizations to carry out activities related to pursuing opportunities that would lead to establishing new collaborative Research and Development (R&D) partnerships between the Recipient and foreign organizations in order to support R&D on the Recipient’s technology and advance its commercialization.

FR-00397$14.2Kvalue2023start–end

Develop digital adoption plan

Youth - Canada Summer Jobs$6.1Kvalue2018start2018end

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EUREKA cluster: 2019 ITEA 3 - Project Outline Days Canadian Mission Participation$3.0Kvalue2019start2019end

Participation in the NRC ITEA 3 Project Outline Days mission held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 02-06, 2019, led by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to develop international partnerships and potential project ideas for the ITEA 3 Call for Proposals.

Canadian partnering mission to Japan for the annual Innovation Leaders Summit (ILS) – Oct 27 to Nov 1, 2019$3.0Kvalue2019start2019end

Participation in the Innovation Leaders Summit (ILS) held in Tokyo, Japan, on October 27 to November 1, 2019, led by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to develop international partnerships and potential collaborative project ideas.

A&K ROBOTICS$0value2021start2022end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Departments

National Research Council Canada15agreements$1.7Mvalue5programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SMEs
  • CanExport
  • CanExport Innovation
  • Eureka/Eurostar

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Western Economic Diversification Canada2agreements$660Kvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Western Economic Diversification Canada

Employment and Social Development Canada3agreements$47.0Kvalue1programs
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada1agreements$14.2Kvalue1programs
  • Canadian Digital Adoption Program Boost your Business Technology Stream

All grants from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Years

20242agreements$174Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20231agreements$14.2Kvalue1programs
  • Canadian Digital Adoption Program Boost your Business Technology Stream
20222agreements$34.4Kvalue2programs
  • CanExport SMEs
  • CanExport Innovation
20211agreements$0value1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20204agreements$818Kvalue4programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SMEs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20195agreements$548Kvalue4programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • CanExport
  • Eureka/Eurostar
20183agreements$556Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20171agreements$90.0Kvalue0programs
    20162agreements$225Kvalue0programs

      Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.