Here' s another view of the Prototyping High Bay in the LEGO model. In
the actual Prototyping High Bay, lighting can be adjusted to simulate
nighttime conditions.
(Photo: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Jamie Hartman)
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The LEGO model displays a replica of the LASR's Littoral High Bay, which
includes tanks and pools that can support autonomous systems research
in water environments. In this view, the NRL Deformable Fin UUV is in
the pool.
(Photo: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Jamie Hartman)
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The LASR's green mill in the machine shop is represented along with
other machine tools in the foreground.
(Photo: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Jamie Hartman)
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NRL's William Adams with his completed LEGO model of the newly opened
Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research.
(Photo: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Jamie Hartman)
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The LASR's machine shop, which supports rapid prototyping and set
construction, is visible with all of its tools when the false front wall
is opened. Visible in this view are the lathe, mill, table saw, small
drill press, and jointer.
(Photo: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Jamie Hartman)
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The LEGO model has a replica of the LASR's Desert High Bay, which
provides sand and rock for evaluating autonomous systems designed for to
those challenging environments.
(Photo: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Jamie Hartman)
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The LEGO model shows the Human-System Interaction Labs, which overlook
the Prototyping High Bay looking through glass walls. The Vicon motion
capture cameras and audio array speakers are located along the walls.
(Photo: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Jamie Hartman)
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The LEGO model shows the Prototyping High Bay, which measure 150 feet by
75 feet by 30 feet high in real life. The LASR's JLG lift and Bobcat
are modeled, along with a menagerie of NRL's ground and flying
autonomous vehicles.
(Photo: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Jamie Hartman)
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Here the LEGO model depicts one of the Mobile, Dexterous, Social robots.
Using these robots, NRL scientists study embodied cognition, voice and
gesture recognition, and dynamic autonomy. This scene shows the MDS
robot "Octavia" working with a human team leader to detect and
extinguish a fire in a mockup of a ship space for the Damage Control for
the 21st Century (DC-21) project.
(Photo: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Jamie Hartman)
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Here's an exterior view of the LEGO model LASR facility. The two LEGO
characters depict Alan Schultz (right), Director of NRL's Laboratory
for Autonomous Systems Research, and Darrell King (left), the LASR
Facilities Manager.
(Photo: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Jamie Hartman)
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