The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) announces the opening of its Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR). The LASR facility will integrate science and technology components into research prototype systems and will become the nerve center for basic research that supports autonomous systems research for the Navy and Marine Corps. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held on March 16, 2012, for this new laboratory, located at NRL Washington, D.C. RADM Matthew Klunder, Chief of Naval Research, introduced the guest speaker at the event, Dr. John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Read More