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Oh, Baby! ONR Research Links Child's Play to Robot Learning

A team of researchers led by Dr. Rajesh Rao, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Washington, recently published a paper showing how robots can learn much like children—amassing data by watching adults do something, determining the goal of the action and then deciding how to perform it on their own. Rao’s work is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
April 07, 2016

Metamaterials

The Office of Naval Research's Metamaterials program supports basic research on optical and acoustic metamaterials to control light and sound propagation over a large frequency range.
March 18, 2022

ONR Researchers Awarded for Significant Achievements at 2008 ONR Naval S&T Conference

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has bestowed five researchers with high honors.
August 14, 2008

Big Data, 3D Printing and Robots: Marine Corps Commandant Touts ONR S&T

Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Gen. Robert B. Neller recently visited the Office of Naval Research to get a close-up look at some of the latest technologies being developed for the U.S. Marine Corps.
May 10, 2016

New Test Range Helps Create Cyber Warriors

A unique mix of training technologies sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is preparing front-line warfighters to conduct cyber and combat operations simultaneously, as Marines demonstrated during a recent amphibious exercise off the coast of Virginia.
January 01, 2014

Directed Energy Weapons: Ultra-Short Pulse Laser and Atmospheric Characterization

The Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) Program is part of the Office of Naval Research's Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Department.
March 18, 2022

ONR Award Ceremony Recognizes Achievements and Service of Four Navy Employees

The Office of Naval Research recognized four outstanding naval employees July 19, 2011.
July 19, 2011

Unmanned Surface Vehicle and Small Combatant Craft

The Office of Naval Research's Unmanned Surface Vehicle and Small Combatant Craft program supports the Navy’s interest in advanced sea platform performance, advanced sea platform and autonomy technologies.
March 18, 2022

You Go, Girls: ONR Robotics Help the SciGirls

ONR's SeaPerch will be featured in PBS series "SciGirls."
October 12, 2012