The BladeRunner team is proud to be published in the Bend Bulletin! Since relocating our headquarters to Bend, OR last year, we have been overwhelmed by the local support for our mission and technology. We look forward to building... Read More
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BladeRunner Featured by EDCO
The Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) is a non-profit corporation supported by private and public members and stakeholders, whose mission is to create middle-class jobs in Central Oregon. Their team has been very supportive of BladeRunner’s mission and is... Read More
BladeRunner Selected as Standout Company
After participating in the Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator, powered by CleanTech Alliance in Seattle and VertueLab in Portland, BladeRunner was selected as a Standout Company. The team plans to use the funds from the award to support an ongoing collaboration with a local... Read More
Creating Light
The latest round of full scale testing focused on connecting the BladeRunner power takeoff system to an electrical generator. In addition to creating light, the team was able to verify the model developed to predict generator performance. This... Read More
Full Scale Testing
In June 2018, the BladeRunner team completed its first full scale rotor test. Using the latest and most optimized rotor designs, the team was able to benchmark the fixed shaft vs. flexible power takeoff across a wide range... Read More
Finalist at TechfestNW
Out of 75 applicants, BladeRunner was selected as a finalist at TechfestNW! The event is designed to explore the latest trends across Food Tech, Health Tech, Inclusivity in Tech Culture & Smart Cities/Smart Transit. The team appreciated the opportunity... Read More
Early Stage Winners at the Bend Venture Conference!
The BladeRunner Team is pleased to share that we took home the Early Stage prize at the Bend Venture Conference! Our brilliant CTO, Moriel Arango, gave an inspiring pitch to over 400 hundreds investors and technology enthusiasts who were... Read More
Open Water Testing
The PAX Scientific and BladeRunner Teams completed the first of many open water tests in September 2017. The main goal was to characterize the performance of the flexible tether and compare it to flume results. The team will... Read More
BladeRunner Awarded Phase II Grant
The National Science Foundation has again chosen to support the BladeRunner technology. The PAX Scientific and BladeRunner teams have been awarded a Phase II grant through the NSF’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The project will build on... Read More
BladeRunner Rotor Testing
On June 8, 2016, the BladeRunner team traveled to California State University, Chico to test four different rotor types as part of our National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research Project. Using the controllable flume, the team measured... Read More