Funding-National
Robotics Initiative (NRI); March 7, 2016
Agency
National
Science Foundation
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
National
Institutes of Health
U.S.
Dept. of Agriculture
Department
of Defense
Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Air
Force Office of Scientific Research
U.S.
Dept. of Energy
Description
The
goal of the National Robotics Initiative is to accelerate the development and
use of robots in the United States that work beside or cooperatively with
people. Innovative robotics research and applications emphasizing the
realization of such co-robots working in symbiotic relationships with human
partners is supported by multiple agencies of the federal government including
the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). The purpose of this program is to support the
development of this next generation of robotics, to advance the capability and
usability of such systems and artifacts, and to encourage existing and new
communities to focus on innovative application areas. It will address the
entire lifecycle from fundamental research and development to manufacturing and
deployment.
Methods
for the establishment and infusion of robotics in educational curricula and
research to gain a better understanding of the long-term social, behavioral and
economic implications of co-robots across all areas of human activity are
important parts of this initiative. Collaboration between academic, industry,
non-profit and other organizations is strongly encouraged to establish better
linkages between fundamental science and technology development, deployment and
use.
Announcement
Number:
16-517
Closing
Date:
March
07, 2016
Link
to Full Announcement
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16517/nsf16517.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Contact
Information
Jeff
Trinkle
(703)
292-8327