NSF Funding UT-Led Center That Will Study How Robots and People Learn To Live and Work Together
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The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $90 million over five years to fund three new Science and Technology Centers. One of these is the University of Texas at Austin-led Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation, which will receive nearly $30 million. The center will study how service and assistive robots can learn from people, understand their needs and preferences, and adapt both physically and cognitively to different users and environments. It will bring together 39 researchers from six universities and multiple industry partners to combine robotics, AI, and human behavior research in everyday settings such as homes, hospitals, and assisted-living residences. The other two centers, led by Michigan State University and Northwestern University, will respectively focus on turbulence research for applications like fusion energy and national security, and on 3D genome engineering to understand and restore cell function. The NSF program has supported cross-institutional, interdisciplinary research since 1987, and each center may compete for up to five additional years of funding after the initial period.
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