Tender Details

Country: USA
Summary: Sources Sought for Humanoid-Type Robot and Associated Software
UST Ref No: 118701415
Deadline: 03 Jun 2025
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Government
Tender Value: Refer Document
Notice Type: Tender
Document Ref. No.: NIST-SSN-25-739988
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NOTICE ID NO. NIST-SSN-25-739988

Title: Sources Sought for Humanoid-Type Robot and Associated Software

The purpose of this sources sought notice is to conduct market research and identify potential sources of commercial products/services that satisfy the Government-s anticipated needs.

BACKGROUND

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Engineering Laboratory (EL) Intelligent Systems Division (ISD) performs research to develop standards for robots and robot systems for manufacturing, emergency response, and industrial and on-road automated vehicles.NIST research projects require a humanoid robot to assist in the development and validation of test methods and metrics for the Measurement Science for Robotics and Autonomous Systems program.
CAPABILITIES SOUGHT
NIST is seeking information from sources that may be capable of providing a robot and software for laboratory-environment use with the following attributes:

One humanoid-type robot, approximately the size of an adult human, with two legs (each ending in a foot), a pelvis, a torso, a head, and two arms (each ending in a wrist with either permanently attached or detachable end-effectors). Required Capabilities: The robot shall have human-like capabilities including balance, walking, sensing of the immediate environment, mobility to walk up and down stairs, gross manipulation of objects of at least 5 kg and interaction with common objects. Each leg shall consist of at least five degrees of freedom from pelvis to foot and each arm shall consist of at least six degrees of freedom from torso to end effector. There shall be at least one degree of freedom between the pelvis and torso. Shall be able to operate continuously for 2 hours, either tethered or on battery power (allowing for quick swapping of batteries for longer operation). At minimum, vision sensing, lidar sensing, at least one central inertial measurement unit, and j...
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Sources Sought for Humanoid-Type Robot and Associated Software - USA Tender

The COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, a Government sector organization in USA, has announced a new tender for Sources Sought for Humanoid-Type Robot and Associated Software. This tender is published on USARFP under UST Ref No: 118701415 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2025-06-03.

The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.