The Arlyn ChairBot proof-of-concept prototype shown in pictures on this website was developed with funding from an SBIR Phase I Grant from NIDRR, in the US Department of Education. The amount of federal funds expended was$74,096.

Approximately 80%of the total cost of the project was financed with federal funds.

Approximately 20% of the cost of the project [~$18,000] was financed by non-governmental sources.