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Why Science Matters to Me

Posted on April 24, 2015 by jtozer

Jessica Tozer: Before I relinquish the chair for the final time, I wanted to write you all a final farewell, and a final thanks. Science (always) matters!
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Robot Ruckus

Posted on July 10, 2014 by jtozer

Robots utilize their advanced sensing and reasoning capabilities to further their agenda in this episode of Robot Secrets Revealed (a Naval Research Lab production).
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NRL Makes The Electric Dog…90 YEARS Ago

Posted on October 30, 2012 by jtozer

The Naval Research Laboratory  turned 89 this year, but its first unmanned system got its start  90 years ago. In 1922, at the Anacostia Naval Aircraft Radio Laboratory, engineer  Carlos B. Mirick was developing a system for radio remote control  of aircraft. …
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LEGO LASR!

Posted on August 3, 2012 by jtozer

For his day time job, William Adams works in the Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence at the Naval Research Laboratory, supporting research in human-robot interaction, sensing, and autonomy. He manages the resources of the Center’s robot lab, and keeps …
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Robots For The Future

Posted on April 8, 2012 by jtozer

Photo slideshow by Ian Graham Photo montage depicting the Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR), a part of the Naval Research Laboratory, where they’re working toward creating viable solutions for problems service members might actually face. One of these is …
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Robots With Faces

Posted on April 5, 2012 by jtozer

By Jessica L. Tozer Admittedly, the initial idea of a robot with a face conjures up memories of every single SciFi robot movie I’ve ever seen.  Usually involving humans fleeing in terror as the autonomous voice screams “kill, kill” while shooting …
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21st Century Damage Control: Robots vs. Fire

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Ian Graham

We just returned from a demonstration and tour of the U.S. Navy Research Laboratory’s Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR, for short) — in layman’s terms, the NRL’s robotics lab. There’s a lot going on there, from realistic climate testing …
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White House S&T Advisor Tours the Naval Research Laboratory

Posted on March 24, 2012 by glenn.selby

Advisor to President Barack Obama for the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Dr. John P. Holdren visited the Navy’s corporate laboratory, March 16, to dedicate the opening of the Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR) and tour the sprawling …
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