NSF X-Labs Initiative AI for Physical Systems Topic Announcement

Agency: National Science Foundation
Office: Alexandria, USA
Solicitation number: NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI
NAICS: 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Posted: 2026-09-18
Deadline: 2027-01-07
Place of performance: Alexandria, 22314

Description

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP), is soliciting Written Proposals under the NSF X-Labs Initiative for the AI for Physical Systems Topic. NSF seeks innovative, early stage platform technologies that advance intelligent, adaptive, and scalable AI systems operating in or interfacing with the physical world, including robotics, embodied systems, human robot interfaces, advanced sensing, and cyber physical systems. NSF anticipates making one or more Other Transaction (OT) awards under 42 U.S.C. 19116.

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