Project Grant 2544720
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded a $420,530 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley, under the NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. The grant supports a 3-year collaborative research project aimed at "Aligning Robot Representations with Humans". The key objectives are to: 1) develop new types of human...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Texas at Austin $320,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop robotic systems that adapt to unexpected failures without requiring retraining. The project, titled "Collaborative Research: Learning In-Context Improvement for Robotic Systems via Training-Time Failure Simulation," addresses the brittleness of current robot controllers by...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of California Irvine $442,320 on July 15, 2026, for research into multi-agent spatial coverage via variational inference under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project develops theoretical foundations for deploying autonomous, interconnected agents—such as robotic teams, drones, and sensor networks—to provide spatial coverage during dynamic large-scale events including...
- The University of California Irvine received a $299,999 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for work on "HYPERDIMENSIONAL NEURAL COMPUTATION FOR REAL-TIME COGNITIVE LEARNING." The grant period runs from September 15, 2021 through August 31, 2024 in Irvine, California. The NSF Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded the University of California Irvine $1,076,806 on July 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to design, implement, and study a three-week AI-enabled undergraduate learning unit centered on machine learning concepts. The project creates a tangible instructional model using a shaft loom as a physical representation of matrix factorization, paired with an intelligent conversational agent, to help...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded University of California Irvine $390,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop control-theoretic foundations for trustworthy generative artificial intelligence in safety-critical engineering systems. The research establishes mathematical and control-theoretic methods to make generative AI safe, coordinated, and reliable for autonomous and networked systems...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA #47.041) awarded a $360,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) to develop advanced "neurally-inspired" technology for seamlessly integrating communication and machine learning. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year grant are: (1) Designing rigorous communication schemes that leverage redundant and holographic neural representations to achieve...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Washington $360,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop robotic systems that adapt rapidly to failures and environmental changes without full retraining. The research addresses the brittleness of current learned robot controllers—a robot arm tuned to assemble one product cannot adjust when parts change shape, and a legged robot reliable on...
- The National Science Foundation awarded University of California Irvine a $499,793 Project Grant under the federal Computer and Information Science and Engineering grant program (CFDA 47.070). The grant will support the development of brain-inspired machine learning algorithms to provide real-time feedback to sensors and intelligently control data generation rates. This is expected to reduce sensor data outputs by up to four orders of magnitude for applications in infrastructure, mobile devices,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Directorate awarded a $199,683 Project Grant to Middle Tennessee State University to investigate effective engineering educational methods for preparing future robotics engineers. The grant, funded under the NSF Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program, aims to leverage industry partner needs to formulate requirements for robotics engineers and develop immersive learning environments emphasizing human-robot interactions. The research will use embodied...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of California Irvine $605,580 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering assistance program (CFDA 47.041) to develop modular shared robot learning systems that enable non-expert users to teach robots new tasks with reduced demonstration burden. The project combines shared learning—reusing knowledge gained from teaching one robot across different environments, tasks, hardware, and user preferences—with modular control approaches that decompose complex robot behaviors into smaller, reusable skills. The work addresses imitation learning scenarios in which users directly demonstrate desired robot behaviors, reducing the number of highly accurate demonstrations typically required for reliable performance. The research spans five years through September 30, 2031, performed at the University of California Irvine in Irvine, California. The project includes development and open release of software tools, tutorials, and a community-driven library of robot skills to support both research and education. Educational components include a new undergraduate course on robot learning and an after-school activity introducing high school students with minimal prior robotics or machine learning exposure to these fields, designed to cultivate interest in scientific and engineering careers.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $605.6k | 8/11/26 |