Solicitation
NSF X-Labs Initiative – AI for Physical Systems Topic Announcement
NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI
National Science Foundation, Directorate for Technology, Innovation, & Partnerships. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Offers due
January 7, 2027 at 5:00 PM EST
111 days from now. Posted September 16, 2026, first published September 16, 2026.
Description
As published on 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.
Attachments
Files listed on SAM.gov. The ones we hold a copy of download from here; the rest open SAM's download, which needs no account.
- Attachment C - Question Submission Template.pdf124 KB, September 16, 2026
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
September 16, 2026
Solicitation
Due January 7, 2027 at 5:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 2f43e8f885e64afa84b831f1357824f0
4 revisions on SAM
- September 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
- September 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
- September 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
- September 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
September 16, 2026
Solicitation
Due January 7, 2027 at 5:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 4e209132c1cd4720856b490f43ec19e4
4 revisions on SAM
- September 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
- September 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
- September 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
- September 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
September 16, 2026
Solicitation
Due January 7, 2027 at 5:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 51965d0b5dcf4b5ab00551239b765874
4 revisions on SAM
- September 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
- September 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
- September 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
- September 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
September 16, 2026
Solicitation
Due January 7, 2027 at 5:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice d1c1cd8147fb4a3e88ba6c58402748fe
4 revisions on SAM
- September 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
- September 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
- September 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
- September 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
Points of contact
- X-LabsXLabs@nsf.gov
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