Intelligent Systems Division
The Intelligent Systems Division supports a future in which U. S. manufacturing grows more accurate, agile, intelligent, interoperable, and reconfigurable through constant innovation. Our work promotes the development of measurement and interoperability standards that will enhance manufacturing robotics and automation equipment and the underlying industrial control systems. These are key elements of a future in which U. S. manufacturing and competitiveness will be driven by an accelerating pace of technological change that encompasses product and process innovation, as well as reduction in time to market, higher quality and better performance of customized products, increased productivity and reduced costs, and new safety and security challenges. More... 
NIST Technology Called Upon to Clean Up Chernobyl Disaster Site
A modified version of the RoboCrane®, a unique floating platform developed by manufacturing research engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will be helping … 
Breaking the Language Barrier: NIST Tests Afghan Language Translation Devices for U.S. TroopsAt dusk, a car stops at a checkpoint in Afghanistan. It is a tense moment for all. Because an interpreter is not available, U.S. Marines use hand gestures to ask the driver to step out of the car … 
Robots Big and Small Showcase Their Skills at NIST Alaskan EventsMake room, Bender, Rosie and R2D2! Your newest mechanical colleagues are a few steps closer to reality, thanks to lessons learned during two robotics events hosted by the National Institute of … 
2010 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS'10) Workshop
September 28-30, 2010 The 2010 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems workshop will be the tenth in a series dedicated to defining measures and methodologies of evaluating performance of intelligent systems. … more |
New IEEE Technical Committee on "Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Robotic and Automation Systems" Co-founded by ISD Staff
Elena Messina, Acting Division Chief General Information: 100 Bureau Drive, M/S 8230 |
