History of innovation
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Digital Rights Management
PARC’s concepts for trusted systems and digital property rights led to the joint venture called ContentGuard.
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3D Welding helmet
SRI developed a next-generation welding helmet that lets users effectively see through the smoke, sparks, and blindingly bright light generated by welding tools. The new helmet allows for precise visualization of the work environment, enabling welding technicians to do their jobs with improved ease, safety, and performance.
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Inception Drive
Inception Drive is an ultra-compact, infinitely variable transmission that promises to dramatically increase efficiency for robotics systems and allow for safer human-robot interaction.
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NASA Parker Solar Probe
SRI imagers help revolutionize our understanding of the sun.
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MOTOBOT
The first autonomous motorcycle-riding humanoid robot.
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National education technology plan development
SRI outlines 21st century vision of technology-supported learning.
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Cancer treatment: Pralatrexate
FDA approval of treatment for peripheral T-cell lymphoma caps decades of SRI research.
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Sleep-activated neurons
Identification of rare neurons may help treat sleep disorders and understand memory.
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Siri
Apple acquired our spin-off and the iPhone got Siri.
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Iris recognition
It’s all in the eyes: Iris on the Move makes biometric identification a widespread reality.
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Advanced modular incoherent scatter radar
Our AMISR ushered in relocatable radar to read atmospheric events, rain, sleet or tsunami.
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Artificial intelligence: CALO
“Hey, Siri. Did you really start as cognitive decision making software?”