Project Grant 1902574

This federal Project Grant award of $7,526,730 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) was awarded to Minnesota State Colleges & Universities, operating as Northland Community & Technical College, to establish the National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT). The NCAT Center will provide educational resources and workforce development programs focused on emerging autonomous technologies across the air, land, and sea domains. Key goals of...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program award, under the CFDA 47.076 STEM Education program, provides $2,991,573 to the University of New Mexico to train 70-80 master's and doctoral students in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy research. The project aims to develop student proficiency in interdisciplinary technical foundations like machine learning, control theory, robotics, and optimization, while also fostering awareness of the human context...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $992,439 Cooperative Agreement to Navajo Technical University (NTU) to develop a network of manufacturing micro-factories and technology centers in the Navajo Nation region of New Mexico and Arizona. The project, part of NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to enable tribal communities to participate in the growing space industry supply chain through the implementation of distributed digital manufacturing...

This $749,685 National Science Foundation project grant under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) will fund the development of an Automated, Integrated, Multimodal Software (AIMS) system to improve inclusive access to information for persons with disabilities. Saint Louis University leads a consortium that includes software companies Vital, Unar Labs, and Viewplus Technologies to build a unified framework for authoring, converting, and delivering accessible content...

This $106,402.52 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under their Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach (CFDA 11.620) program aims to demonstrate the feasibility of the Operational Technology (OT) Artificial Intelligence (AI) - NIST Compliance Tool (OTAI-NCT). This innovative solution is intended to address critical gaps contributing to risks in critical infrastructure resilience, national security, and public safety for...

This National Science Foundation project grant of $235,898 supports collaborative research on human-automation interaction for the future of work through August 2024. Funded by the Integrative Activities program under the CFDA number 47.083, the award to the University of New Hampshire will develop the science and technology of intuitive human-automation interactions that promote safety, transparency, dignity and trust. Specifically, the university will conduct research with German...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant, awarded to Lehigh University with a total funding of $219,642, aims to develop a community-driven framework and prototypes for digital accessibility mapping of indoor environments. The key products to be delivered include: An accessibility metadata schema and backend mapping database server for indoor maps. A robotic system for semi-autonomous exploration and baseline accessibility data...

This $5,500,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) supports research, development, and prototyping of collaborative robots (cobots) targeted for people aging in place. The key objectives are to configure and evaluate existing cobots within simulated home environments, assess their autonomy levels and role in providing effective home assistance, and develop lower-cost...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards program (CFDA 11.609) provides $198,000.00 to Carnegie Mellon University to develop methods for the validation and deployment of AI-powered robots in manufacturing applications. The key products and services to be delivered include: Development of an AI robotic information system with a generative simulation framework to automatically...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) grant program, provides $213,204 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to develop methods for measuring the performance of automated driving systems (ADS). The key activities include: Developing test scenarios to evaluate ADS technologies Selecting sensor models to support the...