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NSF X-Labs Initiative – AI for Physical Systems Topic Announcement

Response deadline: Jan 7, 2027; 5:00 PM UTC-05:00
Set-aside: No set-aside; No Set aside used
Notice type: Solicitation
Posted on SAM.gov: Sep 18, 2026; Archives Jan 22, 2027

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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