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

Buyer
DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, & PARTNERSHIPS, National Science Foundation
Country
United States
Category
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Deadline
Closes 7 Jan 2027 (7 Jan 2027 17:00 UTC-5)
Published
16 Sep 2026
Procedure
Solicitation - No Set aside used

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What the buyer is asking for

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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Source: SAM · reference NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI · JSON