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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military. Founded in 1958 in response to the Soviet launching of Sputnik, DARPA’s primary role is to maintain the technological superiority of the U.S. military and prevent technological surprise from harming national security by sponsoring revolutionary, high-payoff research bridging the gap between fundamental discoveries and their military use. DARPA is known for funding ambitious research projects that lead to significant breakthroughs in areas ranging from the internet and GPS to autonomous vehicles and aircraft systems. The agency operates with a small but flexible bureaucracy and empowers managers to take risks and innovate.
Launched in 2008 to improve the ability to detect threats from standoff distances, DARPA’s CT2WS…
Typically, robotic hands have had trouble being dexterous enough and delicate enough to perform certain…
Developed for DARPA, Boston Dynamics’ Cheetah robot broke a new speed record recently, and it’s…
It’s a biological imperative how organisms respond to threats, and humans are no exception. Humans…
Researchers at Harvard University have developed a soft, walking robot for DARPA, which has the…
DARPA granted a contract for Phases 2-4 of its Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel…
Scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have created the world’s first solid-state receiver…
Engineers at the Wyss Institute are working on a smart suit that helps improve physical…
Working on innovative approaches to firefighting, DARPA has been exploring technologies to manipulate and extinguish…
DARPA’s newest “Cheetah” robot set a new land speed record for legged robots when it…
These new prototype robots, which were molded from paper and silicone rubber, can twist, bend,…
To help carry gear, DARPA is continuing research into developing a highly mobile, semi-autonomous legged…
DARPA’s High-Assurance Cyber Military Systems program seeks to improve the security of embedded computer systems.…
As part of the SCENICC program, DARPA researchers are working on futuristic contact lenses that…
DARPA is looking to further increase processing speed in their intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems…
The online community of Foldit has helped produce solutions that have evaded scientists for years.…
DARPA’s research team at Harvard University is focusing on electricity as a means to fight…