The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego (SSC San Diego) and its predecessor organizations (NRaD, NOSC, NUC, etc.) have been involved in various aspects of robotics since the early 1960's. Robotics research and development at SSC San Diego are currently performed by two groups:

The Advanced Systems Division (Code D37): land and air robots
The Ocean Systems Division (Code D74): underwater robots

Present and past SSC San Diego robotics activities:

(Listed in approximately reversed chronological order in each category.)

Autonomous Land Robots

• Mobile Detection, Assessment and Response System (MDARS)
• ROBART I, II, III
• Modular Robot (ModBot)

Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs)

• Surrogate Teleoperated Vehicle (STV)
• GATERS TeleOperated Vehicle (TOV)
• Teleoperated Dune Buggy
• Ground Surveillance Robot (GSR)

Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs)

• Multipurpose Surveillance and Security Mission Platform (MSSMP)
  (formerly the Air Mobile Ground Security and Surveillance System (AMGSSS))
• Airborne Remotely Operated Device (AROD)

Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs)

• Distributed Surveillance Sensor Network (DSSN)
• Flying Plug
• Advanced Unmanned Search System (AUSS)
• Advanced Tethered Vehicle (ATV)
• Free Swimmer (EAVE-West) and Free Swimmer II
• Solid Rocket Booster Nozzle Plug (SRB/NP)
• Mine Neutralization Vehicle (MNV)
• Remote Unmanned Work System (RUWS)
• Snoopy, Electric Snoopy and NAVFAC Snoopy
• Submersible Cable-Actuated Teleoperator (SCAT I, II)
• Cable-Controlled Underwater Recovery Vehicles (CURV I, II, III)

Telepresence and Virtual Reality

• Surrogate Teleoperated Vehicle (STV)
• Teleoperator/Telepresence System (TOPS)
• GATERS TeleOperated Vehicle (TOV)
• Teleoperated Dune Buggy
• "Greenman"

Robotics Research

• Neural Modeling for Robotic Applications
• Many-Robot Systems
• Human-Machine Interaction
• Computer Vision

Robotic Systems for Security

Industrial Robotics, including participation in:

• Programmable Automated Welding System (PAWS)
• Integrated Flexible Welding System (IFWS)

Additional Information:

Visit our Robotics Images Archive, for another way of browsing our projects.

See our Robotics Movies Collection.

Browse through our Robotics Technical Publications.

For information on robotics, go to the Robotics Frequently Asked Questions page at CMU.

For pointers to the work of many other robotics groups around the world, go to:

• Robotics Internet Resources Page at University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Internet Robotics Sources page at Indiana University
• Robotics Links page at University of Zurich

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