Project Grant 2501041
- This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports research to advance the understanding of how people learn to walk more efficiently with wearable robotic exoskeletons. The goal is to develop gait-assistive exoskeletons that not only adapt their mechanical assistance to the user, but also actively coach the user to work with the device for improved walking efficiency. The research team will conduct experiments to develop new metrics...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $649,990 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to the University of Alabama for the development of bio-inspired tensegrity-based assistive and rehabilitation exosuits. This project aims to create exosuits that work in tandem with human biomechanics to augment, assist, and rehabilitate movements, with the goal of reducing musculoskeletal pain, injuries, and effort for the 25% of the U.S....
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $584,258 project grant to the University of Utah under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for work titled "BIO-INSPIRED MULTI-JOINT DESIGN AND CONTROL FOR EFFICIENT AND LIGHTWEIGHT WEARABLE ROBOTS" from March 2021 through February 2026. The grant funding will support the development of bio-inspired designs and control systems for efficient and lightweight wearable robots. The Engineering program aims to improve quality of life and economic...
- This three-year $180,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), will fund research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to understand the underlying risks and sociotechnical challenges of powered wearable exoskeletons for construction workers. The university will conduct three thrusts of research. The first will identify barriers and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award for $25,000.00, with a start date of Sep 15, 2023 and an end date of Aug 31, 2027, supports research towards developing a task-agnostic and device-agnostic ankle exoskeleton control system to enhance human mobility. The project aims to revolutionize lower limb exoskeletons by leveraging advancements in wearable sensing and machine learning to enable exoskeletons to assist with a wide range of daily living tasks, rather than being limited...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $490,000 Project Grant through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to develop advanced digital twin models of human agile locomotion. The goal is to optimize the design of wearable technologies, such as robotic exoskeletons and advanced footwear, to enhance warfighter performance and reduce injury risk in extreme conditions. This 3-year project will advance statistical surrogate...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $798,706 supports research at Florida State University (FSU) aimed at enhancing the understanding of human motor learning to improve health outcomes. The project focuses on developing movement-assistive robotic technologies, such as lower-limb exoskeletons, to aid in human motor learning and rehabilitation, especially for complex whole-body tasks like walking. The research seeks to explore how humans learn...
- This $1.47 million National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of adaptive wearable robots for movement assistance via bio-inspired sensorimotor integration from October 2022 to September 2026. Funded through the Engineering program under the NSF Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041), this award to the Regents of the University of California, Riverside will develop novel soft robotic actuators and human-robot control algorithms to enable comfortable, low-cost,...
- The University of Washington was awarded a $908,250 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. The grant will fund research to develop smarter control systems for lower-limb robotic exoskeletons using game theory algorithms. The goal is to optimize the assistance provided by exoskeletons to help humans and robots work together more effectively, even when their goals differ. The 3-year project will explore how...
- The University of South Florida was awarded a $425k project grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The grant will support collaborative research on occupational exoskeletons and the human-technology partnership to achieve scale and integration of exoskeleton technologies into the future of work. As...
This Project Grant award of $500,000.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research into new wearable robotic systems, known as "wearable intelligent soft exosuits," to enhance the prevention and rehabilitation of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (UEMSDs). The research, conducted by the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia, aims to develop computational musculoskeletal models, advanced wearable sensors, and robotic exosuits to improve the quality of life and work capability of individuals affected by UEMSDs, which are a significant occupational problem in the United States. The project will run from July 15, 2025, through June 30, 2029, and is expected to produce research products that benefit the broader society by providing effective and accessible wearable technologies for personalized therapies and training the U.S. STEM workforce.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $500.0k | 7/24/25 |