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DARPA Strategic Technology Office Innovation Solutions Opening for AI Autonomy and Robotics (DARPA-PS-26-09) is sponsored by DARPA Strategic Technology Office (STO). This is a rolling solicitation that accepts proposals for revolutionary advances in national security technology. It seeks innovative research ideas for topics not addressed by ongoing STO programs, with a focus on AI autonomy and robotics.
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DARPA’s Strategic Technology Office is seeking proposals for revolutionary research ideas for topics not addressed by ongoing STO programs or other published DARPA solicitations. To avoid proposals that duplicate existing activities or are responsive to other published STO solicitations, potential proposers are highly encouraged to review current STO programs and solicitations, respectively listed at http://www. darpa.
mil/about-us/offices/sto and http://www. darpa. mil/work-with-us/opportunities .
Contacting STO program managers to discuss their research interests is also encouraged. A current list of program managers is available at http://www. darpa.
mil/about-us/people . Abstract proposals will be accepted an assessed on a rolling basis until 31 October 2027 .
Current Topic Areas of Interest Acoustic communication and sensing Architecture and advanced systems engineering Applied artificial intelligence Autonomy and control algorithms Communications and networking, virtual and adaptive Critical infrastructure defense Decision aids and C2 technology DevOps and novel software development and integration Distributed autonomy and teaming (machine-machine, human-machine) Effects chain functions (disaggregated find, fix, track, target, engage, assess) Electro-optic/infrared sensors Electromagnetic warfare (EW) High-frequency (HF) communications and sensing High voltage electric power systems and architecture Integration and reliability technologies Microwave and millimeter wave communications and sensing Non-kinetic effects (EW, DE, cyber) Radio technologies (especially software-defined and novel waveforms and processing) Radar and adaptive arrays Scaled directed energy (DE) Seekers and other expendable sensors and processing Space sensors, communications, autonomy, and architectures (especially supporting proliferated low earth orbit constellations) Strategy analysis technology Undersea and seabed technology Tactics development technology Testing and data collection Very low earth orbit (VLEO) technology Very low frequency (VLF) technology Office-wide Announcement – STO Innovation Solutions Opening – DARPA-PS-26-09 You may be also interested in ...
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Proposers should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for DARPA Strategic Technology Office Innovation Solutions Opening for AI Autonomy and Robotics (DARPA-PS-26-09) are due January 17, 2027. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
DARPA Strategic Technology Office Innovation Solutions Opening for AI Autonomy and Robotics (DARPA-PS-26-09) is funded by DARPA Strategic Technology Office (STO). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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DARPA Strategic Technology Office Innovation Solutions Opening for AI Autonomy and Robotics is sponsored by DARPA Strategic Technology Office (STO). A rolling solicitation that accepts proposals for revolutionary advances in national security technology, with a focus on AI autonomy and robotics. Specifically excludes research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.
The DARPA Strategic Technology Office-wide Innovation Solutions Opening (DARPA-PS-26-09) is a rolling solicitation that accepts proposals for revolutionary advances in national security technology. STO's primary technology interests include advanced computing, AI applications, autonomy algorithms, communications, electromagnetic warfare, radar and sensing, robotics, directed energy systems, space systems, human-machine collaboration, signal processing, and logistics analytics. The program uses a two-phase process: applicants first submit 3-page abstracts describing their innovative idea; promising concepts receive invitations for full proposals. Work must represent revolutionary advances rather than incremental improvements and demonstrate clear national security relevance. This is distinct from DARPA's DSO and I2O office-wide BAAs, focusing specifically on STO's mission of system-level integration and operational capability demonstration. The solicitation remains open through October 31, 2027, providing a long runway for submission. STO particularly values solutions that bridge the gap between laboratory research and operational deployment.
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