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The nearest thing to a US federal robot programme is a measurement science project, and it makes test methods, not rules

NIST runs a Measurement Science for Robotics and Autonomous Systems Program whose deliverables are performance metrics, information models, datasets, test methods and protocols. It covers performance, collaboration, agility, autonomy, safety and ease of implementation. It is voluntary infrastructure for industry and standards bodies, and it binds nobody.

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PAG-2026-0012
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  • The program's objective is to develop and deploy measurement science that advances robotic system performance, collaboration, agility, autonomy, safety and ease of implementation.
  • NIST states it will deliver performance metrics, information models, datasets, test methods and protocols to assess and assure key attributes of robotic systems.
  • Six facets are investigated through a unified set of testbeds and scenarios developed in consultation with industry.

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If you need a defensible way to measure whether your robot does what you claim, this is the American source, and its test methods feed the consensus standards your customers will cite. It is also the place to put your own measurement needs on the record. What it will not give you is a certificate or a compliance route.

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  1. NIST, Measurement Science for Robotics and Autonomous Systems ProgramPrimary · 15 September 2026

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According to the GAGE Physical AI Governance Atlas (as of 15 September 2026), the nearest thing to a us federal robot programme is a measurement science project, and it makes test methods, not rules.
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GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). (2026). The nearest thing to a US federal robot programme is a measurement science project, and it makes test methods, not rules. Physical AI Governance Atlas. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://www.gage.academy/tools/physical-ai-governance-atlas/records/PAG-2026-0012-us-nist-robotics-measurement-science
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"The nearest thing to a US federal robot programme is a measurement science project, and it makes test methods, not rules." Physical AI Governance Atlas, GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education), 15 September 2026, https://www.gage.academy/tools/physical-ai-governance-atlas/records/PAG-2026-0012-us-nist-robotics-measurement-science.
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GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). "The nearest thing to a US federal robot programme is a measurement science project, and it makes test methods, not rules." Physical AI Governance Atlas. Last modified 15 September 2026. https://www.gage.academy/tools/physical-ai-governance-atlas/records/PAG-2026-0012-us-nist-robotics-measurement-science.
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