For the World Golf Foundation, in 2002 SRI compiled the first-ever estimate of the overall scope of the U.S. golf industry’s goods and services ($62 billion at the time), providing a framework for monitoring the long-term growth of the industry. SRI has since prepared such estimates for various states and industries, including the global spa industry.
Intuitive’s da Vinci 5 system represents a major leap in robotic-assisted medicine. It all started at SRI, which continues to advance teleoperation technologies.
SRI-managed QED-C’s annual report on quantum trends captures an industry accelerating rapidly from technical promise toward major global impact.
By synthesizing carbon-absorbing aerogels in microgravity, SRI research will give us a rare glimpse into how these materials could be radically improved.