Project Grant 2617582
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded The University of Kentucky Research Foundation $325,000 on October 1, 2026, to develop intelligent robotic welding systems that autonomously perceive and adapt to changing welding conditions while maintaining consistent weld quality. The project runs through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Lexington, Kentucky. The research integrates advances in artificial intelligence, control...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded Case Western Reserve University $401,510 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop robotic welding systems capable of anticipatory autonomy and adaptive task performance. The research combines sensing, prediction, and planning to enable welding robots to learn from expert demonstrations and adapt across variable joint configurations, materials,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the University of Notre Dame DU Lac $325,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop intelligent robotic welding systems that autonomously perceive and adapt to changing welding conditions while maintaining consistent weld quality. The project integrates artificial intelligence, control theory, and welding science to establish a unified sensing and control...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded the University of Virginia $839,037 on September 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to advance research in cyber-physical-cognitive systems for human-robot teaming. The project establishes scientific foundations for robots that can reason about human partners' goals, beliefs, and expectations, enabling proactive assistance and safe collaboration even when...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded a five-year CAREER grant totaling $602,698 to the University of Kentucky Research Foundation, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030. Under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), this project develops safe and reliable human-robot shared control systems for robotic telemanipulation in complex and extreme...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University $449,812 on August 15, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop AI-enabled modeling, sensing, digital twins, and autonomous control systems for large-area additive manufacturing using laser wire directed energy deposition. The project establishes a cyber-physical systems framework for real-time prediction...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded The University of Kentucky Research Foundation $420,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop mathematical and computational tools for modeling directed group interactions in complex systems. The project creates a unified framework for signal processing, structure learning, and neural network modeling on directed hypergraphs,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Kentucky Research Foundation $300,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop documentation-guided static analysis techniques for modern software applications. The project translates informal framework documentation into formal specifications, then uses those specifications to verify whether application code complies...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded the University of Illinois $348,985 on August 15, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop AI-enabled modeling, sensing, digital twins, and autonomous control systems for large-area additive manufacturing using laser wire directed energy deposition. The research establishes a cyber-physical systems framework for real-time prediction and control of...
- 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 Computer and Network Systems awarded The University of Kentucky Research Foundation $373,017 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop robotic welding systems capable of anticipating weld evolution and adapting across variable tasks and materials. The research creates embodied perception and planning methods that fuse optical, infrared, electrical, acoustic, and inertial sensor streams into a unified latent representation of the welding scene, coupled with a differentiable 3D model capable of capturing weld pool dynamics, arc evolution, and manipulation trajectories. The work aims to produce robots that learn from expert demonstrations, predict how welds will develop before acting, and make safer decisions in hazardous environments—addressing the nation's shortage of skilled welders and the brittleness of current welding automation. Expected benefits include stronger manufacturing resilience, higher production throughput, improved weld quality and consistency, reduced rework and material waste, safer operation in hazardous environments, and new educational tools for AI-enabled manufacturing workforce training. Performance occurs at Lexington, Kentucky, with a period of performance from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $373.0k | 8/7/26 |