  We report on initial results from the largest infrared AO direct imaging
survey searching for wide orbit (>100 AU) massive exoplanets and brown dwarfs
as companions around young nearby stars using Robo-AO at the 2.1-m telescope on
Kitt Peak, Arizona. The occurrence rates of these rare substellar companions
are critical to furthering our understanding of the origin of planetary-mass
companions on wide orbits. The observing efficiency of Robo-AO allows us to
conduct a survey an order of magnitude larger than previously possible. We
commissioned a low-noise high-speed SAPHIRA near-infrared camera to conduct
this survey and report on its sensitivity, performance, and data reduction
process.
