Printed from https://fiscalreceipts.com/program/0604017A/ — data as of July 28, 2026. Every figure is citation-backed; see the page online for per-number provenance.
Robotics Development
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
- FY24
- $2.91M
- FY25
- $13.0M
- FY26
- $35.1M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $0 | $38.1M | $70.7M | $80.9M | $92.4M | $78.3M | $27.4M | $2.91M | ||
| Enacted | – | $0 | $39.6M | $74.4M | $84.4M | $95.4M | $80.5M | $26.6M | $3.02M | $13.0M | |
| Request | – | $39.6M | $95.7M | $115.2M | $121.2M | $87.2M | $26.6M | $3.02M | $3.04M | $35.1M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2020 book requested $115.2M for FY2020; the PB2022 book reports $80.9M actually spent — $34.3M below the request.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Mission — Robotics Systems
Robotics Development funding is to demonstrate new capabilities to meet current and future military needs and to determine integration potential across the Army Ground Robotics portfolio by testing and evaluating a variety of emerging technologies. Robotics Development (RD) improves robotic and autonomous program acquisition schedules by supporting the development of integrated and synchronized capability documents (e.g. JCIDS, Department Directed, etc.) and by maturing / transitioning technology. Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) funds enable support to capability development of emerging requirements. Activities include collaboration with industry and government, studies, assessments, and document development such as Technology Readiness Levels, Manufacturing Readiness Levels, Analysis of Alternatives / Letter of Sufficiency determinations, draft acquisition documents, and draft contract documents. RD also supports the Army modernization strategy of the current Ground Robotic fleets and current Army vehicles by investigating technology insertions including, but not limited to condition-based maintenance, vetronics, autonomous operations and other ground robotics technologies. FY 2026 Base RDTE funds in the amount of $35.082 million will continue to demonstrate and explore technologies that support the Army's Transformation Initiative published in 2025. Funding will also support expansion of the virtual test and evaluation capabilities for autonomous software and electronic warfare.
Mission — Robotics Development
FD9: Robotics Development improves the autonomous robotic systems portfolio by maturing cutting edge emergent commercial technology for transition, creating a virtual test capability to support evaluation, developmental test, system safety testing and operational force-on-force execution for Concept of Operations (CONOP) and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP) development, development of prototypes and to support infrastructure needs such as cloud-based tools for development and deployment of Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Machine Learning (ML) software and tools to support automated testing in a Development, Security and Operations (DEVSECOPS) process. FD9 will also be used in support of developing Milestone Decision activities for emerging Programs.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (3)
Advanced Ground Robotics Software/ Autonomy Development
Establish infrastructure to support cloud-based tools for development and deployment of AI/ML software, tools to support automated testing of Autonomy Software. Funding supports validation and verification of incremental system software capability upgrades for emerging robotic requirements through M&S Software-in-the-loop (SITL) and Hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) allowing for transition into Program of Record.
Advanced Ground Robotics Systems Development
Procurement of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) or Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) hardware solutions to support emerging requirements and emerging technology for evaluation.
Emerging Robotics Systems
Validation and verification of incremental system software capability upgrades for emerging robotic requirements through M&S Software-in-the-loop (SITL) and Hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) allowing for transition into Program of Record.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $2.91M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $13.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY25 Total | $13.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $35.1M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY26 Total | $35.1M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FD9: Robotics Systems | $2.91M | $13.0M | $35.1M | $35.1M |
| Program Element | $2.91M | $13.0M | $35.1M | $35.1M |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying Mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →