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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.

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History of innovation December 2, 2021 Artificial Intelligence, Chemistry and Materials, Computing, Economic Development, Firsts, Physical World, Sensing and Devices, The 1970s

PROSPECTOR computer-based expert system

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One of the first computer-based expert systems aids geologists in mineral exploration.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Military, Security and Defense, Software, The 2000s

Artificial intelligence: CALO

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“Hey, Siri. Did you really start as cognitive decision making software?”

centibots
History of innovation November 17, 2021 Computing, Firsts, Military, Robotics, Security and Defense, Sensing and Devices, Software, The 2000s

Robot teams: Centibots

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Robots coordinate, communicate and create milestones at the same time.

CCD video camera
History of innovation November 17, 2021 Broadcasting, Business, Communication, Computing, Firsts, Products, The 1980s

CCD broadcast camera

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The first commercially available all-solid-state broadcast camera delivers clearer, sharper images than ever before.

Ten-Emmys
History of innovation November 17, 2021 Broadcasting, Business, Communication, Computing, Firsts, Products, Seminal Innovations, The 1990s

High-definition television

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We help develop and standardize HDTV technology–and win an Emmy for our contributions.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Business, Computing, Firsts, The 1990s

Virtual advertising insertion

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Those in-game ads on TV that made you wonder, “How’d they do that?” We did that.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Communication, Computing, Health, Internet, Software, Speech/ audio, The 1970s

Deafnet

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National telecommunications system raises awareness within the deaf community of email’s potential.

Internetworking Van from 1971- in black and white
History of innovation November 17, 2021 Business, Communication, Computing, Education, Firsts, Internet, Seminal Innovations, Software, The 1970s

Internetworking

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Today’s internet was born in a 1970’s van.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Computing, Firsts, Products, Safety, Security and Defense, Seminal Innovations, Sensing and Devices, Software, The 1970s

Formal software methods

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We applied hard methods to software development.

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