Brief Description
Setex Technologies is the leading manufacturer of gecko-inspired, dry adhesive solutions, offering innovative products that surpass traditional adhesives, gripping materials, and fasteners. Our Setex™ products empower product designers and engineers in both B2B and B2C sectors to create unique, first-to-market designs and address complex manufacturing challenges, enhancing both top-line and bottom-line performance. Founded in 2009 by Dr. Metin Sitti, a Carnegie Mellon University professor, nanoGriptech (now Setex Technologies) has built its expertise through nearly a decade of academic research and multiple prestigious research awards. We are the first to mass-produce dry adhesive technology, delivering custom and off-the-shelf solutions from our Pittsburgh-based R&D facilities for a variety of applications across the adhesives, gripping materials, and fastener markets.
Formerly known as nanoGripTech.
Inventors
Kellar Autumn, Metin Sitti, Robert Full, Ronald Fearing, Thomas Kenny
Company Founders
Metin Sitti Ph.D (UC Berkeley, Postdoc)
Timeline
- 2009. Company founded.