Competition format & key facts
Organized detailsOverview
NASA's Space Roboticist Challenge invites eligible U.S. researchers to propose experiments using the Fly Foundational Robots robotic arm in low Earth orbit.
Complete competition details
Eligibility registration closes 23 September 2026 at 12:59 p.m. Eastern Time, followed by a Phase 1 white-paper deadline on 2 October 2026. The challenge targets eligible research participants including principal investigators, postdoctoral researchers, professors and highly qualified graduate students.
Eligibility requirements
U.S. researchers in eligible categories including principal investigators, postdoctoral researchers, professors and highly qualified graduate students; eligibility documentation is required at registration.
Tips for this competition
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Study the scoring criteria and previous winners before deciding what evidence, prototype, essay, research or portfolio will best support the entry.
- Confirm country, age, team, education and organization restrictions and whether one person may enter multiple submissions.
- Follow the required file format, word/time limits and naming rules exactly; technical non-compliance can disqualify a strong entry.
- Keep proof of submission and submit before the deadline rather than relying on the final hour.
Verification notes
Historical official NASA verification confirmed the registration deadline at 12:59 PM ET on 23 September 2026 and the 2 October white-paper deadline. This V2 revision normalizes the primary deadline to UTC and adds event taxonomy/media fields.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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