NSF X-Labs Initiative – AI for Physical Systems Topic Announcement - DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, & PARTNERSHIPS | Prosal

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

NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI

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

Alexandria, VA, 22314

Responses due

Jan 7, 2027, 5:00 PM EST

66 days left

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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
Posted: Sep 18, 2026
Last updated: Sep 18, 2026
Office: DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, & PARTNERSHIPS
Versions: 5

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.

Points of contact

Primary contact

X-Labs

XLabs@nsf.gov

Contracting office

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, & PARTNERSHIPS

401 DULANY STREET

Alexandria, VA, 22314

Classification

NAICS

541715

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

54├Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

541├Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

5417├Scientific Research and Development Services

54171├Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences

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

A├RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

AJ├General Science and Technology R&D Services

AJ12└GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH

Set-aside

No Set aside used