Lucas and pelican

Captain Paul Stewart stands in one of the prototyping rooms in the Naval Research Laboratory's new Laboratory for Autonomous Systems. Next to him is Lucas, a mobile, dexterous, and social robot. Stewart is holding a quadrotor air vehicle, which can be operated without much training for sensing missions.

The Naval Research Laboratory yesterday announced the opening of the Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research, an addition to the Lab's campus in Washington, D.C.