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DARPA
(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) The U.S. military agency responsible for technology projects. Founded as the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) in 1958, it was renamed DARPA in...
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Definition: DARPA
(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) The U.S. military agency responsible for technology projects. Founded as the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) in 1958, it was renamed DARPA in 1972, then back to ARPA in 1993 and once again back to DARPA in 1996. DARPA is a small agency that assumes the role of "technological engine" for the Department of Defense and is involved in evaluating future systems. Over the years, DARPA has made major contributions to information technology. See ARPAnet.
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DARPA authentication project focuses on humans as secrets
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Why the problem with Siri matters
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DARPA's 13,000mph plane lost but not forgotten (images)
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Real Life 'Pre-Crime' Technology
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Flapping 'nano' aircraft takes flight
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Bugs and boredom
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Better networked soldiers
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Robotic car preps for DARPA Challenge
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Brain waves used for faster image sorting
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Can Deep Green help a combat commander?
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Year of the nanotube
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Photos: Robot race in 'DARPA' city
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DARPA race pushes robotics forward
The Urban Challenge's competitive drama seeds the idea in people's minds that self-driving cars are possible.Photos: DARPA Challenge
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