NSF awards $20M to AI Institute in Dynamic Systems for robotic manufacturing
eigensteve · x · 2026-10-14
- The NSF has awarded $20 million to the AI Institute in Dynamic Systems, led by the University of Washington.
- The institute brings together academic and industry partners to advance fundamental research on complex robotic manufacturing systems, with an emphasis on aerospace applications.
- U-M professor Ricardo Vinuesa is one of the institute's leaders.
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