SRI innovations have created new industries, billions of dollars in market value, and lasting benefits to society. Visit the comprehensive, interactive Timeline of Innovations to learn about more than 65 years of contributions and growth, or take a quick look at innovations highlighted below.
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Banking
1955 - SRI revolutionized banking with automated check processing.
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Theme Parks
1953 - SRI identified Anaheim, California, as the site for Disneyland.
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Movies
1959 - SRI won an Academy Award for the Technicolor electronic movie print timer.
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Personal Computing
1968 - SRI invented the mouse and first demonstrated the concepts of interactive computing.
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Internet
1969 - SRI received the first logon on ARPANET, the Internet's predecessor.
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Wireless Communication
1977 - SRI sent the first internetworked transmission between three disparate networks.
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Drug Discovery
1970s - SRI's Halofantrine has saved countless lives as a treatment for drug-resistant malaria.
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Artificial Intelligence
for Robotics
1972 - SRI created Shakey, the first intelligent mobile robot.
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Ultrasound
1980s - SRI technology made ultrasound practical as a medical diagnostic tool.
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Education
1990s - SRI conducted the first longitudinal studies of youth with disabilities to improve the U.S. education system.
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Minimally Invasive Surgery
1990s - SRI developed the first robotic surgical system, now used by surgeons around the world.
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Speech Recognition
1996 - SRI developed platform technology to automate delivery of customer support.
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Broadcasting
1977 - As part of the "Grand Alliance", SRI developed the U.S. HDTV standard.
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Smart Materials
1990s to present - SRI invented "artificial muscle", a new class of electroactive polymers.
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National Defense
1970s to present - SRI created intelligence systems for the war against terrorism.
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Advanced Robotics
2000s to present - SRI is pioneering novel surface-climbing robots, mobile robots, mapping software, and medical robotics.
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