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

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION › DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, & PARTNERSHIPS

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Response deadline: Jan 7, 2027 5:00 PM EST · 93 days left
Posted: Sep 16, 2026 12:00 AM EDT
Notice type: Solicitation
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS: 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSC: AJ12 — General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research
Place of performance: Alexandria, Virginia
Current status: Open

Notice details

Official status: Open
Normalized group: Bid opportunity
Notice ID: 4e209132c1cd4720856b490f43ec19e4
Solicitation number: NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI

Description

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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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XLabs@nsf.gov

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