NSF to invest $90M into three new technology centers, including one focused on robotics
The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $90 million into three new Science and Technology Centers to foster innovation in fields like robotics and AI. One of the centers, led by UT Austin, will focus on human-robot co-adaptation.
Why it matters
This funding aims to maintain U.S. leadership in emerging technologies and address the practical integration of robots into daily life.
By The Robot Report Staff | August 27, 2026
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 Technology Centers, or NSF STCs. The NSF will allocate $6 million annually for an initial five-year period to each of the three centers.
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