Project Grant 2552333
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) awarded $185,000 to the Regents of the University of Michigan (University of Michigan-Dearborn) on September 1, 2025, for a three-year collaborative research project extending through August 31, 2028. The project will develop an intelligent system that leverages textual and image-based engineering knowledge from professional documents to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded $200,000 to the University of Michigan-Dearborn through an Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) grant, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award supports the development of predictive neural dynamics models designed to mitigate sensor-to-response latency in autonomous vehicles. The research team will develop machine learning algorithms capable of predicting sensory...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $508,560 Project Grant awarded September 1, 2025, from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This three-year initiative (completion date August 31, 2028) will develop self-propelling robots equipped with sensing capabilities to monitor and collect data from bulk granular materials processing systems in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $905,626 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop inflatable shape-morphing robots for multi-environment deployment. The project, which commenced August 15, 2025 and concludes July 31, 2028, will produce a new class of untethered soft robotic systems designed to overcome current limitations in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a Project Grant of $199,984.00 to the University of Michigan-Dearborn under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) on June 1, 2026, with a completion date of May 31, 2028. This Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) award supports a two-year research project focused on developing scalable machine learning frameworks for stability enhancement in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded $343,661 to the Regents of the University of Michigan under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a chemotaxis-driven neuromorphic amoeboid hydrogel microrobot (Gel-Bot) over the three-year period from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The project will produce a sub-millimeter scale soft robot constructed from composite hydrogel materials with...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research award advances the development of control barrier function (CBF) methodologies—computationally lightweight control algorithms designed to ensure safe and reliable operation of autonomous systems in safety-critical applications. The primary...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded $199,991 through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Michigan-Dearborn on May 15, 2026, for an Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) project focused on developing a novel microphysiological system to investigate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) hydrodynamics and its role in neurodegenerative disease. The primary deliverable is an...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded $475,491 to the University of Michigan-Dearborn under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) beginning August 1, 2025, and concluding July 31, 2028. This collaborative research project delivers experimental and computational research services focused on uncovering the ballistic plasticity and failure mechanisms of elastomeric polymers under ultra-high strain-rate...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $440,888 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. This award supports research on optimization, risk management, and adaptation frameworks for integrated infrastructure systems—including energy, transportation, water, and telecommunications networks—under...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded $198,792 to the University of Michigan-Dearborn under an Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) grant on June 1, 2026, with a completion date of May 31, 2028. This project delivers foundational research and technology development in contact-rich robotics, specifically advancing robot intelligence through contact-level reflexes and physical continual learning. The primary intellectual products include a unified sense-interpret-react framework that integrates tunable compliant hardware, contact interpretation algorithms, and rapid local adjustment mechanisms. This technological innovation enables robots to detect contact errors, interpret physical interactions in real-time, and execute immediate corrective motions without human intervention—addressing critical reliability gaps in current vision-dependent robotic systems operating in low-light or cluttered environments. Beyond technical innovation, the award supports workforce development and knowledge dissemination through educational activities, student training, open-source tool releases, and outreach engagement. The research outcomes are designed for practical application across multiple sectors including repair, manufacturing, infrastructure maintenance, agriculture, and healthcare. By embedding biological reflex-like responses at the point of physical contact, this project advances a scalable and generalizable approach to designing embodied robotic systems capable of reliable operation under uncertainty, thereby improving safety and reliability in contact-intensive industrial and service applications.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $198.8k | 5/18/26 |