The Demand Signal: Robotics

The Department of Energy seeks an Autonomous Ion Mass Spectrometer Sentry (AIMSS) to improve space weather forecasting by distinguishing ion species in near‑Earth plasma.

The Department of the Army seeks an IDIQ contract to provide accredited academic instruction for III Armored Corps soldiers in emerging technology areas, including additive manufacturing, data analytics, edge coding, and unmanned aircraft systems management.

The government seeks sources to provide a small FPV drone system with integrated lighting, Picatinny rail, and helmet mount for indoor and confined‑space operations.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is soliciting a Universal Robots UR8 long industrial robotic arm to support its research and development activities.

The VA VHA will replace end‑of‑life robotic prescription dispensing equipment with proprietary upgrades from ScriptPro.

NASA seeks companies to license the Ocellus 3D lidar for autonomous landing site selection on planetary missions.

The U.S. Geological Survey needs a YellowScan Surveyor Ultra UAS lidar scanner to support its mission areas.

The Department of War is creating an OTA consortium to acquire prototype and production drone systems for warfighter use.

The U.S. Army seeks proposals for a prototype Autonomous Mobility Platform for the Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher, including command and control integration.

The Army is soliciting a tactical, multiband small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) capable of operating in contested, GPS‑denied environments.

The government seeks to procure a robotic manipulation and teleoperation AI platform.

NATO’s HQ SACT is requesting a modelling and simulation study to analyze how emerging technologies can improve force lethality and inform future capability development.

The Department of Defense seeks to procure the Acoustic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Detection, Identification, and Observation System (AUDIOS) to detect and monitor UAVs using acoustic methods.

NASA seeks licensees to commercialize a mobile bipedal robot system that autonomously assembles large‑scale lattice structures for space infrastructure.

The USDA NRCS Missouri State Office seeks to purchase an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) for hydrographic survey work to improve safety and productivity.

The Army seeks prototype integrated autonomous sensing systems—including robotic platforms, sensors, autonomy software, and communications—to enable rapid, real‑time data sharing at the tactical edge.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks a Mecademic Robotics MECA500‑R4‑OB robot arm (or equivalent) with accessories for robotic assembly demonstrations.

The Department of Defense seeks to purchase a commercial‑off‑the‑shelf unmanned aerial system equipped with an aerial ignition payload, thermal/optical sensors, and support equipment for forestry and controlled‑burn operations.

The Department of Agriculture is requesting quotations for an agricultural drone to support farming operations.

The government wants to purchase handheld Dzyne Dronebuster counter‑small UAV systems for mobile base defense at Vandenberg SFB.

The U.S. Army seeks commercial or developmental Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C‑sUAS) mobile solutions to detect, track and defeat enemy drones at platoon and squad levels.

The Army seeks whitepapers to identify modular, affordable and attritable Launched Effects systems for uncrewed aircraft, aiming for rapid prototyping and potential production.

NOAA seeks commercial services and equipment to conduct airborne and mobile atmospheric measurements, including research aircraft operations and a drone-mounted methane analyzer, to support meteorology and air‑quality research.

The Air Force seeks an autonomous aircraft washer to reduce labor and supply costs for cleaning wide‑body aircraft.

The Army seeks renewal of the MVRsimulation Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) to maintain synthetic environment capabilities for drone and missile program testing.

The Navy seeks engineering and support services for its H40 division's Battle Management Systems across air, surface, and ground platforms.

The U.S. Army seeks technical presentations to inform its launcher approach for ground‑ and air‑launched effects, evaluating integration with existing dispenser and launcher systems.

The Department of Defense seeks to purchase a commercial‑off‑the‑shelf unmanned aerial system equipped with an aerial ignition payload, thermal/optical sensors, and support equipment for forestry and controlled‑burn operations.

The Department of Defense is seeking industry concepts for designing, developing, prototyping, manufacturing and fielding next‑generation unmanned carrier‑based aircraft to support future Navy air wing operations.

The Kansas Air National Guard seeks to procure a VESPER 2.4 GHz ISR PRO Bundle with accessories for installation at McConnell AFB.

The government seeks to procure a robotic manipulation and teleoperation AI platform.

The government seeks sources to provide a small FPV drone system with integrated lighting, Picatinny rail, and helmet mount for indoor and confined‑space operations.

The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command plans to procure Autonomous INTelligence System (AINTS) platforms and integration services for the Egyptian Navy under a foreign military sales case.

NOAA seeks commercial services and equipment to conduct airborne and mobile atmospheric measurements, including research aircraft operations and a drone-mounted methane analyzer, to support meteorology and air‑quality research.

The Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory seeks a contractor to provide vision‑guided robotic automation and a digital twin framework to conduct autonomous experiments.