NSF invests $90M in three new Science and Technology Centers, including one for human-robot co-adaptation
andreea7b · x · 2026-08-28
The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $90 million over five years in three new Science and Technology Centers spanning AI, biotech, fusion energy and robotics. Each center receives roughly $6 million annually for an initial five-year period. One of them is a new Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation, studying how people and robots adapt to each other to build technology that fits human needs.
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