NSF to invest $90M into three new technology centers, including one focused on robotics
Science and Technology Centers focus on building sustained partnerships across universities, industry, and government and accelerating the use of new ideas and technologies for scientific discovery. | Sources: NSF, left to right: Indiana University, Bloomington; Michigan State University College of Engineering; Brian Scassellati and Kayla Matheus, Yale University The U.S. National Science Foundation yesterday said it is investing $90 million over five years to support three new Science and Techn
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The National Science Foundation is investing $90 million over five years to establish three new Science and Technology Centers that will conduct large-scale research in fields including artificial intelligence and robotics. One center will specifically focus on how humans and robots can adapt to work together effectively in homes, hospitals, workplaces, and public spaces by combining robotics, AI, and human factors research. These centers are designed to strengthen the nation's scientific workforce, accelerate innovation, and translate research discoveries into practical technological advances. The Science and Technology Centers program, which began in 1987, has historically driven the emergence of new research fields, sparked startup companies, and trained multiple generations of researchers and innovators.
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