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Media Advisory: See Live Demos of a Remote-Operated Patrol Boat, Language Translator & Virtual Reality Gear Aboard the Afloat Lab During NYC Fleet Week Visit
See working demonstrations of some of the newest research developed during peacetime for results at wartime to benefit Sailors and Marines aboard the Office of Naval Research´s Afloat Lab during its New York City Fleet Week visit
May 20, 2004
Awesome Algorithms: Prize Challenge Tests Software Performance in Unmanned Vehicles
The Office of Naval Research (ONR), Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and the NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge recently sponsored a three-stage competition called the Artificial Intelligence for Small Unit Maneuvers (AISUM) Prize Challenge.
May 09, 2022
ONR Helps to Train the Future Canine Force
The the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Expeditionary Canine Sciences program is taking a fresh look at how dogs are trained to identify different explosive devices.
April 28, 2015
EO/IR Sensors and Sensor Processing
The Office of Naval Research's EO/IR Sensors and Sensor Processing program has the objective of developing high-performance, low-cost, next generation electro-optic sensors, devices and autonomous processing to provide real-time detection, tracking, classification, and identification of air, sea-surface, and ground targets in all weather conditions.
March 18, 2022
'Our Time to Innovate is Now': Chief of Naval Research Reimagines Naval Power for 21st Century
Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby recently expanded on his remarks about reimagining naval power from November’s HacktheMachine Unmanned competition.
December 08, 2021
Department of the Navy Announces 2015 Young Investigators
The Department of the Navy named 36 recipients of the 2015 Young Investigator Program on April 30, 2015.
April 30, 2015
Story Time: ONR Researchers Create 'Human User Manual' for Robots
Researchers at Georgia Tech have created an artificial intelligence software program to teach robots to read stories, learn acceptable behavior and understand successful ways to conduct themselves in diverse social situations.
June 15, 2016
The Genius of International Science Collaboration
For the last 50 years, the Office of Naval Research has been in the business of guiding the most "imaginative research" * found across the country. Technologies taken for granted today – the cell phone, the Global Positioning System, the laser, the national bone marrow donor program, for example –...
November 01, 2002
Forging Partnerships in the Americas: Naval Leaders Gather at SIANC S&T Conference
For Dr. Brett Seidle — the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Engineering — the breakneck speed of current scientific progress and technological proliferation can be challenging, especially when the impact of new technologies on civilian and military realities transcends national borders. While giving the keynote address at the recent Specialized Inter-American Naval Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation (SIANC-ST&I) in Orlando, Florida, Seidle identified several scientific disciplines that have developed into top naval priorities: unmanned and autonomous systems, cyber and information warfare, and maritime domain awareness, to name a few.
May 18, 2023
‘Turn on the Lights’: DAVD Display Helps Navy Divers Navigate Undersea Conditions
Developed in partnership with Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and Coda Octopus, the Divers Augmented Vision Display (DAVD) system — which enables divers to better operate in inhospitable underwater environments — was recently applied to efforts to preserve the area around the USS Arizona Memorial.
January 16, 2025