Project Grant 2505420
- This federal Project Grant award of $753,296 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will fund a collaborative research project to expand employment opportunities in the advanced manufacturing and construction sectors. The project aims to engage participants in hands-on learning experiences, internships at STEM employers, and short-term training to secure stable employment in these high-demand fields. Key products and services...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award to Montclair State University supports research to advance multi-human, multi-robot collaborative manufacturing systems in emerging Industry 5.0 contexts. The $500,000 grant, spanning 5 years from September 2024 to August 2029, aims to develop a synergistic computational framework for characterizing, modeling, and assessing human factors and task scheduling to improve both manufacturing efficiency...
- This $447,659 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) program engages U.S. undergraduate and graduate students in international research experiences focused on digital twin technology in logistics. The project partners with the University of Hamburg in Germany to enable a cohort of 8 students (4 undergraduate, 4 graduate) to spend 6 weeks annually conducting multidisciplinary research on optimizing port...
- This $548,168 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program aims to develop and translate robotic manipulator technology for enhanced supply chain efficiency and dexterous material handling. The principal investigator's team at Columbia University will build on their previous work in deep reinforcement learning for complex robotic manipulation tasks, focusing on extrinsic manipulation strategies that can enable...
- This $150,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will support the development of a conceptual framework and physical testbed to advance human-robot collaboration across distributed manufacturing environments. Specifically, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University will generate knowledge around how to optimize mixed teams of on-site human and robot workers...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation provided $200,000 to Montclair State University under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The funding supports research from February 1, 2022 to January 31, 2024 for the project "ERI: HIGH-PERFORMANCE HUMAN-ROBOT COLLABORATIVE MANUFACTURING ENABLED BY INTEGRATED MULTIMODAL TEACHING, LEARNING, PREDICTION AND INTERACTION." The university will research and...
- This $140,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to revolutionize teleoperation technology for dexterous in-hand manipulation in human-robot collaboration. The primary research objectives are to: 1) develop a learning-based robot control policy to interpret human commands using end-effect-based task features, 2) create a safety-aware, multi-modal perception system to optimize sensory inputs for intuitive and safe operation, and...
- This $225,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) supports the "AI-ENGAGE: HARVEST" project at the University of Missouri System's Missouri University of Science & Technology. This collaborative international research effort investigates the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to address challenges in agricultural production, such as pest outbreaks, crop diseases, nutrient...
- The University of Missouri System was awarded a $538,876 project grant from the National Science Foundation to advance physical human-robot interaction through intuitive sensorimotor communication from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2026. The NSF Directorate for Engineering grant program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation in engineering research and education. This project aims to develop new methods of intuitive communication between humans and robots...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) provides $124,998 to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) to advance robotic manipulation capabilities in unstructured real-world environments. The research aims to enable robots to autonomously learn abstract representations of states and actions from sensory and execution data, enhancing their ability to plan and execute complex tasks. The project intends to...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079), is for the "IRES: ADVANCING RESEARCH ON OPTIMIZING COLLABORATIVE HUMAN-MOBILE ROBOT OPERATIONS FOR NEXT-GENERATION MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE SYSTEMS" project. The $450,000 grant is being provided to the University of Missouri System to prepare U.S. students to address future supply chain challenges by exploring how humans and autonomous mobile robots can collaborate effectively in shared workspaces. The 3-year project (September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028) will engage students in hands-on research to design, optimize, and manage collaborative systems for real-world tasks such as hospital intralogistics, semiconductor manufacturing, and warehouse order picking. By working directly with German faculty and collaborators at the University of Passau, students will gain international experience while contributing to innovations essential for next-generation smart supply chains.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $450.0k | 7/30/25 |