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The Department of the Air Force SBIR topic DAF26BZ03-DV019 seeks small business innovation in AI-driven controllers, perception, and physical hardware design that allow humanoid robots to fall safely, fail gracefully, and self-recover during operational missions.
Proposers should advance learning-based whole-body controllers, predictive failure detection, fall trajectory optimization, energy-absorbing mechanisms, and autonomous recovery behaviors so embodied AI platforms can operate safely alongside humans in industrial, austere, and defense settings.
The topic is critical to making industrial humanoids viable for real-world deployment and is one of multiple humanoid-focused SBIR topics under the AFWERX Open Topic framework.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U.S. small businesses meeting SBA size standards with at least 50 percent U.S. ownership. Universities and nonprofits may participate as subcontractors. Direct-to-Phase II eligibility requires Phase I feasibility demonstration through prior work. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows direct-to-Phase II SBIR awards up to approximately $2,000,000 USD per project for prototype development and demonstration over approximately 15 to 24 months. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for U.S. Air Force SBIR DAF26BZ03-DV019 Safe Falling and Failing for Humanoid Robots for AI Resilience and Self-Recovery in Embodied Systems are due July 22, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
U.S. Air Force SBIR DAF26BZ03-DV019 Safe Falling and Failing for Humanoid Robots for AI Resilience and Self-Recovery in Embodied Systems is funded by U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF SBIR/STTR), AFWERX and Air Force Research Laboratory. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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This U.S. Navy SBIR open topic (DON26BX03-NP002) solicits small-business innovation in counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS), seeking AI- and machine-learning-driven capabilities for detecting, identifying, tracking, and neutralizing hostile drones. Areas of interest emphasize sensor fusion across radar, electro-optical/infrared, radio-frequency, and acoustic sensors; autonomous threat classification; and real-time decision support for layered drone defense. Phase I awards provide up to approximately $315,000 to establish feasibility, with a path to larger Phase II prototype development and potential transition to Navy programs of record. The topic is part of the DoD SBIR/STTR FY26 cycle with proposals due July 22, 2026.
This U.S. Navy SBIR topic (DON26BZ03-NV061) seeks an AI-driven maritime intelligence platform for predictive movement modeling and automated tracking of vessels and objects of interest. The effort emphasizes machine learning for trajectory prediction, anomaly detection, multi-source data fusion, and autonomous tracking to enhance maritime domain awareness and decision support. Phase I awards provide up to approximately $315,000 to demonstrate feasibility, with a path to larger Phase II prototype development and transition to Navy operational systems. The topic is part of the DoD SBIR/STTR FY26 cycle with proposals due July 22, 2026.
The Department of the Navy pre-released FY26 Release 3 SBIR/STTR on June 3, 2026 — 12 BAA topics and one Commercial Solutions Opening for Counter-Unmanned Air Systems. Topics span adaptive sensor management, anomalous behavior detection, satellite imagery optimization, real-time zero-trust data for combat systems, and gun weapon systems modernization. Technical questions cut off June 23. Proposals open June 24 and close July 22. NAVAIR and NAVSEA co-host a Counter-UAS webinar June 16. Phase I funding tops out at $315,000. The CSO open topic for AI-powered drone defense is the structural news: it's the first time NAVAIR has used a CSO vehicle to fund counter-drone work outside the conventional Phase I/II structure, and it changes how small businesses can engage with the Navy's most urgent capability gap.
Read articleOn June 3, the Department of the Navy pre-released FY26 Release 3 SBIR/STTR — 12 conventional BAA topics and a Counter-Unmanned Air Systems Commercial Solutions Opening. Topics span adaptive sensor management, anomalous behavior detection, satellite imagery optimization, real-time zero-trust data for combat systems, and gun weapon systems modernization. The proposal window runs June 24 to July 22, 2026. The technical questions cutoff is June 23. NAVAIR and NAVSEA are hosting a Counter-UAS webinar on June 16. Here is what the topic mix actually signals about Navy priorities and how small businesses should position.
Read articleAfter an authorization lapse froze new SBIR/STTR awards for five months, NIH reopens its submission window on August 5, 2026, with a first standard deadline of September 8. Phase I awards run to $323,090, Phase II to $2,153,927, with published waiver topics reaching $700,000 and $3 million — and a new Phase IIB Strategic Breakthrough lane up to $30 million. Here is how the restarted omnibus is structured, why applying early matters more than usual this cycle, and how to position a life-science startup to win.
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