The Coolest Tech Tour Ever: A Look At How SRI Is Augmenting The Human Condition

March 8 2011

SRI International, which employs 1,700 researchers, has been busy on a number of things from radar, ultrasound imaging, remote surgery, and much more. It has also been incubating a few things that have turned into startups. My favorite example is Siri, which is an assistant for your iPhone. Apple bought that last year for a rumored $200+ million and I’ve been hearing rumors that we’ll see some of that work as part of the iPhone 5 launch later this year. More about Siri later.

I wondered “what is SRI International” up to now and do they have anything interesting cooking that could turn into another interesting startup?

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March 8 2011
Mikko permalink

Plus heaps of more good stuff, like these robots with electroadhesive materials -> http://www.hizook.com/blog/2009/08/06/electroadhesive-robot-climbers

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