One of the first computer-based expert systems aids geologists in mineral exploration.
Computing
If you’ve ever watched TV, used a computer mouse, surfed the web, or talked to Siri on an iPhone, you’ve used an innovation tied to SRI’s groundbreaking research. Discover the many ways SRI technologies touch our lives every day.
Return to the Timeline of innovation.
Artificial intelligence: CALO
“Hey, Siri. Did you really start as cognitive decision making software?”
Robot teams: Centibots
Robots coordinate, communicate and create milestones at the same time.
CCD broadcast camera
The first commercially available all-solid-state broadcast camera delivers clearer, sharper images than ever before.
High-definition television
We help develop and standardize HDTV technology–and win an Emmy for our contributions.
Virtual advertising insertion
Those in-game ads on TV that made you wonder, “How’d they do that?” We did that.
Deafnet
National telecommunications system raises awareness within the deaf community of email’s potential.
Internetworking
Today’s internet was born in a 1970’s van.
Formal software methods
We applied hard methods to software development.
