Solicitation
NSF X-Labs Initiative – AI for Physical Systems Topic Announcement
National Science Foundation · Sol. NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI
Due in 95 days
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Key facts
- Response due
- Jan 7, 2027, 10:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 18, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI
- Agency
- National Science Foundation
- Office
- Directorate for Technology, Innovation, & Partnerships
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 541715
- Product/service code
- AJ12
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research
- Place of performance
- Alexandria, VA, 22314
- Contracting contact
- X-LabsXLabs@nsf.gov
- Versions
- 5 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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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