# CAREER: Leveraging Toes for Energy-Efficient and Agile Humanoid Robot Locomotion

**Budget Signal Score:** 55/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Institution | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Location | AMHERST, MA |
| Project | CAREER: Leveraging Toes for Energy-Efficient and Agile Humanoid Robot Locomotion |
| Award amount | $750,000 |
| Obligated so far | $750,000 |
| Awarded | 2026-06-29 |
| Period | 2026-09-01 to 2031-08-31 |
| Program | FRR-Foundationl Rsrch Robotics |
| Directorate / division | ENG / CMMI |
| Award ID | 2541914 |

## Why this score
- Award of $300K or more.
- Equipment- and compute-heavy field.

Source: U.S. National Science Foundation Awards API (https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2541914). Last refreshed: 2026-11-03T18:10:42.804Z.
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