Intrigue Receives SBIR Phase I Grant from the National Science Foundation
 

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania– December 15, 2003 – Intrigue Technologies, Inc., a developer of adaptive imaging sensors and systems, today announced that it has won a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled "Reflectance Sensitive Image Sensor for Illumination-Invariant Visual Perception". Out of more than 1,700 proposed projects only 150 projects have received the funding.

The Phase I funding of $100,000 will cover a feasibility study from January 2004 to June 2004. Upon the completion of the Phase I program Intrigue will be eligible to apply for the Phase II grant.

“Attracting financial support from the National Science Foundation is a validation of the potential of our breakthrough technology,” said Vladimir Brajovic, President and CEO of Intrigue Technologies. “We are very excited about this initial funding and look forward to proving our patented technology in the first commercial image sensor product that will revolutionize capabilities of vision systems in automotive, surveillance and robotics markets."

About Intrigue Technologies, Inc.
Intrigue Technologies, Inc. is a developer of next-generation imaging sensors and systems for adaptive imaging applications in automotive, surveillance, and unmanned systems markets. Intrigue is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is a spin-off from The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. (www.intriguetek.com)

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