NSF X-Labs Initiative – AI for Physical Systems Topic Announcement
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NAICS 541715
| Agency | National Science Foundation |
| Contracting office | Directorate for Technology, Innovation, & Partnerships |
| Place of performance | Alexandria, VA |
| Type of notice | Open for bids |
| Set-aside | No Set aside used |
| Response deadline | Jan 7, 2027 |
| Posted | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Solicitation number | NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI |
| NAICS code | 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) |
Summary from the notice
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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