Human Universal Remote

Department of War · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · SBIR Topic · 27.BZ

posted 4 November 2026 · closes 6 January 2027

Summary

The Department of War, via DARPA, seeks SBIR proposals to develop a Human Universal Remote that uses non‑invasive sensor modalities such as surface electromyography (sEMG) and piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUTs) to enable hands‑free, eyes‑free control of multiple warfighter systems. The effort focuses on integrating high‑density sensor arrays with low‑latency machine‑learning algorithms to translate muscle activity into command signals for drones, radios and other platforms.

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