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Programs and Projects
Safety of Human-Robot Collaboration Systems Project

Safe human-robot collaboration is widely seen as key to the future of robotics. When humans and robots can work together in the same space, a … more

Measurement Science for Optimized Machining Processes

This project provides measurement science development and standardization to meet industry need for optimized machining of technology-intensive … more

Smart Manufacturing Processes and Equipment 

This program addresses measurement science and standards necessary to develop next generation smart manufacturing processes and equipment (self … more

Mobile Autonomous Vehicles for Manufacturing

Mobile equipment is heavily used in manufacturing. There is a growing acceptance of either partially or fully autonomous equipment in the … more

Army Research Laboratory Perception/ Performance Evaluation Project

The detection, classification, and tracking of moving vehicles and people from an unmanned vehicle maneuvering at speeds of up to 80 kph remain a … more

Fundamental Measurement Science for Additive Processes Project

Additive manufacturing (AM) processes have great potential for making high-value, complex, individually-customized parts, but several technical … more

Instruments
Aperture area measurement facility

NIST has established an absolute aperture area measurement facility for circular and near-circular apertures use in radiometric instruments. The … more

This chart records quantum jumps in conductivity as a gold contact is stretched 0.6 nanometer.

NIST Researchers Holding Steady in an Atomic-Scale Tug-of-War

NIST Researchers Holding Steady in an Atomic-Scale Tug-of-War
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