https://www.swri.org/markets/automotive-transportation/automotive/autonomous-vehicle-research-testing 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.6400 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_jU4iMs51eo/2.jpg Autonomous Vehicle Research & Testing | Southwest Research Institute Driverless vehicles, also known as automated or autonomous vehicles (AVs), come in all shapes and sizes. They rely on artificial intelligence to perceive dynamic roadway environments and maintain control while reacting to objects as they navigate to a destination. Autonomous vehicle capabilities are evolving as academia and industry improve the integration of artificial intelligence into embedded systems and transportation infrastructure. Southwest Research Institute develops a broad spectrum of automated driving systems with autonomy solutions for motor vehicles designed to traverse urban roadways, off-road environments and military battlefields. Our scientists and engineers draw on multidisciplinary expertise spanning Intelligent Systems, Automotive Engineering and other Technical Disciplines spanning deep sea to deep space. For more information, contact Edward Tunstel or call +1 210 522 3534. Innovation Meets Safety & Security at SwRI SwRI offers research and testing of automated driving systems (ADS), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jU4iMs51eo https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hoCwBnqQSx0/mqdefault.jpg Automated Self-Driving Shuttle on SwRI Campus Southwest Research Institute has developed and deployed an automated shuttle for to be used for tours of its 1,500-acree campus in San Antonio. The 14-passenger low-speed vehicle (LSV) features artificial intelligence to classify vulnerable road users, vehicles, roadway signs and other objects. While the autonomous shuttle navigates pre-programmed campus routes autonomously, a human driver is always behind the steering wheel for added safety. The self-driving shuttle can also be used to support applied research of software, sensors and systems in connected and automated vehicles. For more information, visit https://www.swri.org/industries/unmanned-systems. 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Researchers advanced a robotics toolkit and demonstrated how an SwRI-developed single-use bioreactor could boost production of cells needed for individualized medicine. Plus, the first-ever SwRI owned building outside of San Antonio opened its doors in Warner Robins, Georgia. The facility supports research and development to aid defense and electronic warfare technology. NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) spacecraft launched early March 2025. Led by Principal Investigator Dr. Craig DeForest of SwRI, the spacecraft is capturing 3D images of the Sun thanks to its four tandem satellites. SwRI-built instruments launched aboard specialized NOAA and NASA satellites to help provide advanced warning for space weather events, capture novel measurements at the North Pole, and more. 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Dan speaks about how we are approaching affordable space flight for the masses. Videographer Credits: Jenn Calaway, Enhancer Creative Satya Peram, Flatirons Films Todd Roberts, FlowBrosFilms Sarah Megyesy, Side Pocket Images Michael Hering, Lodo Cinema Mario Fabbri, Banana Reel Chuck Martin, Volunteer Dr. Dan Durda is a Principal Scientist in the Department of Space Studies of the Southwest Research Institute's Boulder Colorado office. He has more than twenty years of experience researching the collisional and dynamical evolution of main-belt and near-Earth asteroids, Vulcanoids, Kuiper belt comets, and interplanetary dust. He is an active pilot, with time logged in over a dozen types of aircraft including the F/A-18 Hornet and the F-104 Starfighter, and was a finalist in the 2004 NASA astronaut selection. He serves as a flight astronomer for the SWUIS-A airborne astronomical imaging system flown aboard NASA and military high-performance, high-altitude aircraft and has spent over 110 minutes of time in zero-gravity conducting experiments on NASA's KC-135 Reduced Gravity Research Aircraft. Durda is one of three SwRI payload specialists who will fly on multiple suborbital spaceflights on Virgin Galactic's Enterprise and XCOR Aerospace's Lynx. See also http://www.3dimpact.com/bio.html for context. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations) 2014-10-14T15:58:53Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/XzWDEkDAEMk 594 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dugpPEp2y78/mqdefault.jpg Box of Rocks Experiment (BORE) A Southwest Research Institute experiment designed to better understand the rocky soil on small, near-Earth asteroids is flying aboard the next flight of Blue Origin’s reusable New Shepard space vehicle. Principal Investigator: Dr. Dan Durda 2016-04-01T22:14:31Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/dugpPEp2y78 46 https://www.swri.org/markets/automotive-transportation/automotive/intelligent-transportation-systems/active-vision 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.5120 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DTK1xo7sWzI/mqdefault.jpg Active-Vision Wrong Way Driving Detection Southwest Research Institute's Active-Vision™ tool uses computer vision to detect wrong way driving and other traffic anomalies. Active-Vision learns traffic patterns to identify the correct direction of travel in order to identify wrong way drivers. In this video, darker colors indicate high confidence in the direction of travel. A wrong way driver is detected with high level of accuracy in a red box. Active-Vision can be used with existing traffic camera installations with little to no configuration. To learn more, visit the following: https://www.swri.org/industry/intelligent-transportation-systems/active-vision-anomaly-detection?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=SM&utm_campaign=SwRI-YT_Active-Vision-Wrong-Way SUBSCRIBE HERE ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/southwestresearchinstitute SwRI Website ► https://www.swri.org/ SwRI Technology Today Podcast ► https://www.swri.org/newsroom/technology-today-podcast SwRI Technology Today Magazine ► https://technologytoday.swri.org SwRI LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/9047/ SwRI Facebook ► https://facebook.com/southwestresearch SwRI Twitter ► https://twitter.com/swri SwRI Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/southwestresearchinstitute/ (rev 5/2021) 2021-05-04T15:12:49Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/DTK1xo7sWzI 41 https://www.swri.org/newsroom/press-releases/swri-engineers-develop-novel-techniques-trick-object-detection-systems 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.5120 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ylbVMMR4Eqg/mqdefault.jpg Adversarial Learning Many of today’s vehicles use object detection systems to help avoid collisions. SwRI engineers developed unique patterns that can trick these systems into seeing something else, seeing the objects in another location, or not seeing the objects at all. This research will allow engineers to thoroughly test object detection systems and improve the security of the deep-learning algorithms they use. For more information, visit https://www.swri.org/press-release/deep-learning-algorithms-object-detection-systems-security?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=SM&utm_campaign=Adversarial-Learning-PR 2019-04-04T16:01:03Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/ylbVMMR4Eqg 69 https://www.swri.org/markets/energy-environment/fluids-engineering/flow-measurement-services/flow-meter-calibration-services 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.5120 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9tTDN14gMGg/mqdefault.jpg Flow Calibration of Gas Meters Recorded November 6, 2018 Presented by Terry Grimley, Fluids Engineering Department, Mechanical Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute Ultrasonic, turbine, Coriolis, and differential meters are commonly used to measure the flow rate of gas for billing and other purposes. Some of these flow meters are used without a flow calibration specific to the working fluid. This practice may reduce the initial installation investment but may prove costly for the user over the life of the meter. In most applications, there are significant financial benefits and risk reductions that can be realized by flow calibrating a meter. Flow calibrations are performed using one or more master meters to characterize the meter so corrections can be implemented either within the meter itself or within an external flow computer. This webinar will present examples of the flow calibration process and results for different technology meters for natural gas measurement in applications with elevated pressure. This webinar is presented for educational purposes only; no endorsements are implied. For more information about flow calibration of gas meters, contact Terry Grimley at https://www.swri.org/user/3451/contact or visit https://www.swri.org/fluid-dynamics-flow-measurement/flow-meter-calibration-services?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=calibration&utm_campaign=Fluids-Webinars. (rev 8/2020) 2018-12-07T17:00:47Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/9tTDN14gMGg 3768 https://www.swri.org/markets/industrial-robotics-automation/blog/armatrix-multi-arm-robotic-task-integration-execution 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.5120 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-PQ16lpA8oI/mqdefault.jpg ARMATRIX™ Multi-arm Robot for Heavy Lifting Southwest Research Institute’s ARMAMATRIX project features two robotic arms programmed to lift and load heavy objects. SwRI funded the project to determine the viability of multiple robots for munitions loading and other heavy-duty military applications. The research team used multi-robotic coordination and planning strategies to achieve manipulation and assembly tasks that cannot be accomplished with a single robot. They added visual servos into the control scheme of the front and back robot to increase the robustness and repeatability of the alignment process. The project also added a fixed distance between manipulators and segmentation of the high-degree-of-freedom system into smaller sub-pieces. To learn more about the project, visit https://robotblog.swri.org. 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It offers robust features for advanced integrators, and it is intuitively designed for manufacturing engineers who are familiar with CAD environments. Key SWORD features include: • Environmental Modeling: Create or import a CAD model of your robot, including fixtures and end-of-arm-tooling. Manipulate and control robot model using joint sliders and simulate tool movement with an intuitive dragger to evaluate and calculate joint configurations. • Robot Manipulation and Planning: Generate motion plans using commercial path planners, creating custom pipelines for application-specific behavior while predicting and avoiding collisions. • Custom Planning Pipeline: Define robot motion using either coordinate-based or joint waypoints, specifying different movement segment types and motion groups while inserting supplementary commands. To learn more visit, https://sword.swri.org or https://robotblog.swri.org. 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It is intended to help new users get started setting up and solving problems. 2010-06-07T19:14:54Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/pxfWQrKKCPE 143 https://www.swri.org/newsroom/press-releases/swri-wins-two-2017-rd-100-awards 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.4096 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M19_GnRLAM4/mqdefault.jpg SwRI Leak Detection using SLED Southwest Research Institute: A new SwRI system reliably detects pipeline leaks the volume of a milk carton — autonomously and in real time. Southwest Research Institute: Advanced science. Applied technology. 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The system was recognized as one of the top 100 inventions of 2017 by R&D magazine. For more information, visit https://www.swri.org/industries/surface-engineering?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=YouTube_HiPIPS Southwest Research Institute: Advanced science. Applied technology. 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The innermost moon is volcanic Io; next in line is the ice-crusted ocean world Europa, followed by massive Ganymede, and finally, heavily cratered Callisto. Galileo observed these moons to change position with respect to Jupiter over the course of a few nights. From this observation he realized that the moons were orbiting mighty Jupiter, a truth that forever changed humanity's understanding of our place in the cosmos. Earth was not the center of the Universe. For the first time in history, we look upon these moons as they orbit Jupiter and share in Galileo’s revelation. This is the motion of nature's harmony. 2016-07-05T05:41:50Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/XpsQimYhNkA 178 https://www.swri.org/newsroom/press-releases/swri-launches-beamocap-markerless-motion-capture-3d-animation-gaming-film 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.3277 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UABi5jIl9wc/mqdefault.jpg Motion Capture Animation with SwRI’s BEAMoCap Southwest Research Institute’s motion capture animation tool simplifies how film and gaming studios capture human movement for 3D animations. The Biomechanical Evaluation and Animation Motion Capture (BEAMoCap™) tool converts video into realistic 3D animations without conventional marker suits. It provides film and gaming studios with a capture-to-animation workflow that translates human movement into precise digital animations. BEAMoCap is compatible with MotionBuilder, Autodesk Filebox (FBX) and other animation formats for easy integration into existing workflows. BEAMoCap integrates machine learning algorithms, trained on kinematics, used by professional and collegiate sports programs to analyze biomechanics and optimize physical performance. 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SwRI staff provide advanced pharmaceutical and bioengineering services from drug discovery to biomedical product development. We continually push the limits of science and engineering to deliver solutions with a multidisciplinary approach to support government and industry clients. For more information, visit https://www.swri.org/industries/pharmaceutical-development https://www.swri.org/industries/biochemistry-bioengineering SUBSCRIBE HERE ►► https://www.youtube.com/user/SwRItv SwRI Technology Today Podcast ► https://www.swri.org/newsroom/technology-today-podcast SwRI Technology Today Magazine ► https://technologytoday.swri.org SwRI Website ► https://www.swri.org/ SwRI LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/9047/ SwRI Facebook ► https://facebook.com/southwestresearch SwRI Twitter ► https://twitter.com/swri SwRI Instagram ► https://instagram.com/SouthwestResearchInstitute (rev 10/2024) 2024-10-23T13:33:54Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/bOa62xPq_7g 179 https://www.swri.org/newsroom/press-releases/swri-establishes-collaborative-robotics-laboratory 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.3277 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/r7zcLnmTjtQ/mqdefault.jpg SwRI Human Performance - Collaborative Robot From ASU Demonstration showing SwRI HPI Markerless Motion Capture interacting with ROS-Industrial Path Planning on a UR5. 2018-03-12T16:21:08Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/r7zcLnmTjtQ 17 https://www.swri.org/markets/industrial-robotics-automation/blog/collaborative-robot-force-control-through-process-motions 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.3277 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AP72OJT5doE/mqdefault.jpg TylerMarr ForceControlThroughProcessMotions Overview of SwRI developments to create an open means to do force controlled trajectories for robotic processes. 2020-09-30T16:15:50Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/AP72OJT5doE 106 https://www.swri.org/markets/industrial-robotics-automation/blog/are-cobots-really-safe-easy-use 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.3277 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fT4ABa7LHtk/mqdefault.jpg Visual Programming for Robots Programming a robot to perform a series of motions has historically been a tedious and complicated process, often reserved for engineers or highly trained specialists. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed a system to allow an operator with little robotics training to quickly and effectively program robot motions. This system leverages 2D camera data to track the position of a hand-held tool. The operator simply moves the tool to where they want the robot to go and presses a button to save the target position. This system, known as Visual Programming, supports planning discrete waypoints (such as for pick-and-place operations) as well as continuous segments (such as for sanding, welding, or dispensing adhesives). Visual Programming is fast, accurate, intuitive and can easily be adapted to different work environments. 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Traditional robotic solutions for confined spaces have focused on inspection tasks, which leaves a significant need for robots that can brace themselves in confined spaces to provide high load maintenance operations. Southwest Research Institute has been developing an advanced mobility crawler to meet this challenge. 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The robot in this video “prints” a structure, layer-by-layer, into the shape of the iconic Alamo building. The patented system is part of SwRI’s ongoing research into large-scale 3D printing concrete construction and additive manufacturing automation. Paired with a fixed gantry system, the mobile robot features an end effector that dispenses concrete, or mortar, onto large-scale 3D surfaces. It can be programmed in automated or semi-automated manufacturing configurations. A multidisciplinary team of SwRI researchers has also developed a reinforcement system that may enhance physical connection and formed strength between successive layers of additively printed material. To learn more visit: https://www.swri.org/patents/system-autonomously-dispensing-media-large-scale-surfaces-8838273 https://www.swri.org/industries/industrial-robotics-automation https://www.swri.org/additive-manufacturing 2021-01-15T22:30:31Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/JIdu3W6PM4c 165 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fAUTJa7Nrdc/mqdefault.jpg Open Robotics Meets the Open Road - DECODED Show S3E1 We learn about robotics in the factory with #BMW and SwRI, curators of ROS-Industrial an open-source #robotics project. Our journey starts in San Antonio Texas where we meet with Matt Robinson from SwRI and look at robots in the research laboratory. Then #opensource takes to the open road as we travel to Germany to look at how BMW is innovating in #logistics using smart transport robots in their production facilities. Featuring Matt Robinson - PM for ROS-Industrial at SwRI https://rosindustrial.org/ https://www.swri.org/ Martin Bauer - Feature Team Lead - ATS at BMWGroup https://www.bmwgroup.com/ 2018-11-29T22:33:47Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/fAUTJa7Nrdc 1260 https://www.swri.org/newsroom/technology-today/harnessing-hydrogen 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.3277 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/o4K-TfD2kSc/mqdefault.jpg Test driving the H2-ICE demo truck The SwRI-led H2-ICE consortium developed a hydrogen-fueled Class-8 demonstration vehicle with a hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2-ICE). Southwest Research Institute’s Ryan Williams, manager of spark-ignited engine R&D, demonstrates the vehicle on SwRI’s automotive test track. Williams explains how the H2-ICE demonstration truck retains the convenience and cost benefits of internal combustion engines while almost eliminating carbon emissions at the tailpipe. SwRI helped developed the demo truck through a joint industry project, forming the H2-ICE consortium with members from across the automotive industry including engine & truck manufacturers, fuel & lubricant providers, and Tier-I suppliers. The members supported the vehicle development through financial contributions, technical guidance and by providing prototype components for the vehicle. The truck offers a research platform that will allow for the launch of the next phase of R&D. The H2-ICE2 consortium will focus on gathering more emissions data, vehicle performance metrics, measuring towing capability and fuel economy. H2-ICE2 will run through 2026. The consortium will explore safety and on-board diagnostics to advance H2-ICE technology with an emphasis on finding a pathway to market. 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SwRI’s Dr. Amir Caspi is leading the Citizen Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse (CATE) 2024 experiment, a broad scientific outreach initiative funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA, that will engage community participants along the path of totality to make a continuous 60-minute high-resolution movie of the April 8 solar eclipse. Caspi is also leading an investigation using NASA’s WB-57F research aircraft to chase the eclipse shadow by air, to observe the corona during the eclipse at 50,000 feet. These high-altitude observations both provide measurements that can’t be made from the ground and avoid any weather-related risks. https://www.swri.org/press-release/swri-leads-airborne-ground-based-2024-eclipse-observation-projects?utm_campaign=press-release-mar24&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video SUBSCRIBE HERE ►► https://www.youtube.com/user/SwRItv SwRI Technology Today Podcast ► https://www.swri.org/newsroom/technology-today-podcast SwRI Technology Today Magazine ► https://technologytoday.swri.org SwRI Website ► https://www.swri.org/ SwRI LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/9047/ SwRI Facebook ► https://facebook.com/southwestresearch SwRI Twitter ► https://twitter.com/swri SwRI Instagram ► https://instagram.com/SouthwestResearchInstitute (rev 03/2024) 2024-03-28T21:47:44Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/ca_GzURad1I 130 https://www.swri.org/newsroom/technology-today/podcast/ep21-examining-zero-emissions 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.3277 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S1E8SQde5rk/mqdefault.jpg The Contradictions of Battery Operated Vehicles | Graham Conway | TEDxSanAntonio This talk will challenge the popular perception that Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) are environmentally friendly, and will argue that we are inappropriately rushing the market introduction of these vehicles. BEVs are commonly sold under the guise of being ‘Zero Emissions,’ an assertion that is not true by any definition. Brake pads produce emissions, as do tires and even interiors under sunlight. The electricity that powers BEVs is generated by power plants, 64% of which burn fossil fuels in the U.S.—fossil fuels that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. Even more importantly, there are significant CO2 emissions created during the manufacture of the battery pack, meaning that in order to offset the carbon created during the production process, a BEV must drive 40,000 - 100,000 miles before being environmentally comparable to a gasoline-powered vehicle. Hybrid vehicles, on the other hand, which combine much smaller batteries with efficient internal combustion engines, have been shown to be a much better option for lowering global CO2. Unfortunately, they do not receive the same marketable ‘kudos’ or policy backing as full BEVs. We are headed down the wrong path by rolling out BEVs before making the manufacturing and electricity generation CO2 neutral. Dr. Graham Conway is a Principal Engineer in the Automotive Division at Southwest Research Institute. For the last ten years he has been immersed in evaluating automotive technologies and consulting for car companies and suppliers. This gives him unique insights and perspectives on the industry. He is passionate about making vehicles more efficient to ensure the future of the planet and has a message to share about some common misconceptions about electric and non-electric vehicles. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx 2020-01-31T19:15:34Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/S1E8SQde5rk 839 https://www.swri.org/newsroom/technology-today/the-farthest-most-primordial-object-ever-visited 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.3277 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/j3Jm5POCAj8/mqdefault.jpg Brian May - New Horizons (Ultima Thule Mix) [Official Music Video] Celebrating the whole 12-year Journey of New Horizons probe. This is Brian’s personal tribute to the on-going NASA New Horizons mission, which on New Years Day 2019 will achieve the most distant spacecraft flyby in history. Stream/download - https://lnk.to/NewHorizons Nasa's New Horizons: Excitement ahead of Ultima Thule flyby Occurring some 6.5 billion km (4 billion miles) from Earth, the flyby will set a new record for the most distant ever exploration of a Solar System object by a spacecraft. New Horizons will gather a swathe of images and other data over the course of just a few hours leading up to and beyond the closest approach. This is timed for 05:33 GMT. At that moment, the probe will be about 3,500km from Ultima's surface and moving at 14km/s. Subscribe to the official Queen channel Here https://Queen.lnk.to/Subscribe Subscribe to the Official Brian May Channel here: http://bit.ly/2nIXnmD Follow Bri on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianmayforreal/ Watch more: https://Queen.lnk.to/BrianMaySolo About Queen: Welcome to the official Queen channel. Subscribe today for exclusive Queen videos, including live shows, interviews, music videos & much more. 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Find out more! https://www.swri.org/energy-storage-technology-center?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=SM&utm_campaign=ESTC-QuickNews 2018-10-22T20:22:38Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/pSAge6rD8gU 165 https://www.swri.org/markets/industrial-robotics-automation/blog/robotic-inkjet-printing-3d-surfaces 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.2621 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lnPoCCUuvIU/mqdefault.jpg Robotic Inkjet Printing on 3D Surfaces Inkjet printing provides a level of accuracy unmatched by traditional paint and fluid applications. Southwest Research Institute has developed a suite of tools to enable inkjet 3D printing that can be applied to robotics and other printing platforms. SwRI’s CAD-to-path and Scan-N-Plan capabilities allow for automated robot manipulation of inkjet printing hardware. A closed-loop control system of cameras, distance sensors, and accelerometers accurately locate the printer to the surface and previously printed swaths. Combing all this with fluid control algorithms, the technology is capable of applying colorful, high-resolution graphics, or even conductive circuits directly on an existing 3D surface without stencils, stickers, or masking. Clients can expect smoother, vibrant, and thinner coatings printed in virtually any color, and made up of different liquids such as UV inks, solvent inks, aqueous inks, conductive pigment inks, adhesives. Detailed and colorful graphics can be applied in hours, making for quick changeovers regardless of the project. For more information, visit https://www.swri.org/industries/industrial-robotics-automation. 2021-10-15T19:03:10Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/lnPoCCUuvIU 93 https://www.swri.org/newsroom/technology-today/techbytes-summer-2024 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.2621 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WeooiDpR-bs/mqdefault.jpg VORA™ Autonomous Off-road Vehicle Technology The Vision for Off-Road Autonomy (VORA) offers a suite of tools for autonomous off-road vehicles. Southwest Research Institute developed the camera vision-based technology to serve as an alternative to lidar and active sensors. For more information, visit https://www.swri.org/industries/autonomous-vehicle-research-testing. SUBSCRIBE HERE ►► https://www.youtube.com/user/SwRItv SwRI Technology Today Podcast ► https://www.swri.org/newsroom/technology-today-podcast SwRI Technology Today Magazine ► https://technologytoday.swri.org SwRI Website ► https://www.swri.org/ SwRI LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/9047/ SwRI Facebook ► https://facebook.com/southwestresearch SwRI Twitter ► https://twitter.com/swri SwRI Instagram ► https://instagram.com/SouthwestResearchInstitute (rev 08/2024) 2024-08-20T19:50:08Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/WeooiDpR-bs 119 https://eclipse.swri.org/ 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.2621 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y7ooXl2A7Xc/mqdefault.jpg eclipse 101 Two eclipses are going to happen in San Antonio in the next 6 months. Researcher Tracy Becker speaks about the upcoming events and describes the eclipses as well as how to watch them safely. 2023-10-11T15:59:45Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y7ooXl2A7Xc 207 https://www.swri.org/newsroom/technology-today/techbytes-summer-2022 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.2621 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xGUtx0IvYZI/mqdefault.jpg SwRI scientists connect the dots between Galilean moon, auroral emissions on Jupiter On November 8, 2020, NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew through an intense beam of electrons traveling from Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon, to its auroral footprint on the gas giant. Southwest Research Institute scientists used data from Juno’s payload to study the particle population traveling along the magnetic field line connecting Ganymede to Jupiter while, at the same time, remotely sensing the associated auroral emissions to unveil the mysterious processes creating the shimmering lights. 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The Moon, which is much fainter than the Earth, has been brightened sixfold to make it more visible. 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Rooms that take longer to reach flashover allow more people to escape. 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These primitive bodies share Jupiter's orbit in two vast swarms, and may hold clues to the formation and evolution of our solar system. Now, NASA is preparing to explore the Trojan asteroids for the first time. A mission called Lucy will launch in 2021 and visit seven asteroids over the course of twelve years - one in the main belt and six in Jupiter's Trojan swarms. Lucy is named for the famous hominid fossil that shed light on our early human ancestors; by making the first exploration of the Trojan asteroids, the Lucy mission will improve our understanding of the early solar system, and be the first to uncover these fossils of planet formation. 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PUNCH will consist of a constellation of four suitcase-sized microsatellites or “microsats” that will launch as early as 2022. The microsats will orbit the Earth in formation to study how the Sun’s atmosphere, or corona, connects with the interplanetary medium. PUNCH will provide the first global images of how the solar corona infuses the solar wind with mass and energy. 2019-06-20T20:02:34Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/7keLZtTIrB4 171 https://www.swri.org/newsroom/technology-today/techbytes-summer-2018 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.2621 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hQwUiCKGapY/mqdefault.jpg Exploring Nuclear Power Plants with an Autonomous UAS Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) are developing unmanned aerial system (UAS) technology to fly into the containment vessels of the damaged units at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station and assess conditions. During the project, the SwRI-UPenn team demonstrated that the UAS was capable of autonomously navigating in a confined, GPS-denied environment, avoiding obstacles along the flight path, and surviving the radiation levels expected during a mission inside of the units at Fukushima Daiichi. SwRI Unmanned Systems https://www.swri.org/industries/unmanned-systems?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=DroneUAS UPenn Grasp Laboratory https://www.grasp.upenn.edu/ SwRI Press Release https://www.swri.org/press-release/swri-led-team-develop-drones-use-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-power-plant?utm_source=YouTubePR&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=DroneUAS 2018-03-20T20:40:13Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/hQwUiCKGapY 75 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/s1QYsF9jXYY/mqdefault.jpg Mars Large Impact Animation Southwest Research Institute scientists modeled a Ceres-sized object crashing into Mars at an oblique angle. This 3-D simulation show that the impact initially produces a disk of orbiting debris primarily derived from Mars. The outer portions of the disk later accumulate into Mars’ small moons, Phobos and Deimos. The inner portions of the disk accumulate into larger moons that eventually spiral inward and are assimilated into Mars. 2018-04-13T16:34:19Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/s1QYsF9jXYY 10 https://www.swri.org/markets/industrial-robotics-automation/blog/laser-coating-removal-robot-earns-2020-rd-100-award 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.2097 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/45AkJNC9vOM/mqdefault.jpg 20200904 XYREC RTLZ Broadcast English Short video as broadcasted by RTL Z in The Netherlands on the XYREC Laser Coating Removal Robot. 2020-09-23T20:54:21Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/45AkJNC9vOM 245 https://eclipse.swri.org/community-events 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.2097 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JdeJt9bdtVA/mqdefault.jpg SAISD ECLIPSE 2024-02-20T20:04:56Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/JdeJt9bdtVA 61 https://eclipse.swri.org/science-missions 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.2097 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rUV-o0XFIZA/mqdefault.jpg We Are Southwest Research Institute From deep sea to deep space, SwRI is on a journey of discovery. Our multidisciplinary teams tackle the toughest challenges, from self-driving vehicles to drug discovery to cybersecurity and beyond. Where can we go for you? For more information, visit http://www.swri.org. (rev 8/2020) 2020-01-07T21:02:49Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/rUV-o0XFIZA 95 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9PbqcXarfiI/mqdefault.jpg SwRI-UTSA Joint Graduate Program in Space Physics and Instrumentation Established in 2005, this partnership between SwRI and UTSA offers graduate research opportunities in Space Physics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. Earn a PhD or MS that will lead to a fulfilling career in these exciting fields of Space Research. Hear directly from some of our faculty, students, and alumni about their views on the program, including the various NASA missions that they have worked on. Information on how and when to apply can be found at https://www.utsa.edu/physics/ and https://grad.space.swri.edu/. 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Magnetic reconnection is a mysterious process that happens when the solar wind, made of electrically charged particles and magnetic fields from the Sun, collides with Earth's magnetic shield, causing magnetic field lines to violently snap and explosively fling away particles at high speeds. This process has huge impacts on Earth, from causing breathtaking auroras to disrupting communications and power grids on Earth. TRACERS is launching no earlier than summer 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. 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What could we possibly have to learn from the giant gas planet so unlike Earth? SwRI’s Scott Bolton explains. Southwest Research Institute: Advanced science. Applied technology. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/southwestresearch Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/SwRI Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/southwest-research-institute Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/southwestresearchinstitute Visit our website: www.swri.org 2016-07-06T21:44:24Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/_2ya_9PuZBM 154 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PooARuqOtqo/mqdefault.jpg SwRI and the Europa Mission Southwest Research Institute developed 2 space instruments selected by NASA for a future mission. MASPEX & UVS will probe Europa, Jupiter’s fourth largest moon. The SwRI instruments will work in tandem to characterize Europa’s atmosphere. UVS will look for plumes, MASPEX will sample the gases emitted, looking for the possibility of life beneath the moon’s icy surface. www.swri.org 2016-02-06T17:41:48Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/PooARuqOtqo 40 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lnSKvNOqx-w/mqdefault.jpg PUNCH Phase B SwRI in the news: Suborbital spacefliers will get pinned by the Association of Space Explorers https://www.yahoo.com/news/suborbital-spacefliers-pinned-association-space-035943385.html SUBSCRIBE HERE ►► https://www.youtube.com/user/SwRItv SwRI Website ► https://www.swri.org/ SwRI LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/southwest-research-institute SwRI Facebook ► https://facebook.com/southwestresearch SwRI Twitter ► https://twitter.com/swri SwRI Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/SouthwestResearchInstitute 2019-10-24T15:41:00Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/lnSKvNOqx-w 101 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Rxku0l5e8NQ/mqdefault.jpg Rock of the Sun in Chaco Canyon NOTE: This video contains images and animations of total solar eclipses. The content of this video has been developed and vetted by experienced Chaco interpreters, solar astronomers, science educators, and cross-cultural consultants. This 5-min video introduces an unusual, curlicued petroglyph (rock carving) located in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico at a Sun-watching site we call Rock of the Sun. The petroglyph is plausibly interpreted as an Ancestral Puebloan impression of the1097 total solar eclipse at a time of high solar activity. This may be humanity's first known representation of a solar storm in the corona.  NASA Sun-watching is portrayed as a natural extension of humanity's age-old dedication to observing the rhythms and mysteries of the Sun. The outreach program embedded in the NASA PUNCH mission (https://punch.space.swri.edu). has produced this video as part of their Ancient and Modern Sun-watching theme (https://punch.space.swri.edu/punch_outreach_overview.php ). We created this video in preparation for the 2024 eclipse yet its content is valuable for learning in multiple disciplines, including astronomy, archaeology, anthropology, history, art, and Native American studies. 2024-04-04T22:35:34Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rxku0l5e8NQ 299 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uqXhOCivdVE/mqdefault.jpg Episode 10: Unraveling a Hurricane Collecting data from a hurricane before it makes landfall is key to saving lives and property. While current hurricane models can predict the path, there are often gaps in accurately predicting a storm’s intensity or strength. NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) is made up of eight microsatellites designed and built by Southwest Research Institute. The satellites use GPS signals to cut through the world’s strongest storms. Our guest in this episode is an SwRI engineer who is part of a team operating CYGNSS. Hurricane season and year-round, they are taking on tropical weather, measuring winds and working to better understand and predict hurricane intensity. Listen now as we discuss a new era in hurricane hunting. https://www.swri.org/podcast/ep10 SUBSCRIBE HERE ►► https://www.youtube.com/user/SwRItv SwRI Technology Today Podcast ► https://www.swri.org/newsroom/technology-today-podcast SwRI Technology Today Magazine ► https://technologytoday.swri.org SwRI Website ► https://www.swri.org/ SwRI LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/southwest-research-institute SwRI Facebook ► https://facebook.com/southwestresearch SwRI Twitter ► https://twitter.com/swri SwRI Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/SouthwestResearchInstitute (rev 8/2020) 2019-08-19T21:07:44Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/uqXhOCivdVE 1841 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SgBxp0l6G98/mqdefault.jpg Episode 35: Exploring Jupiter NASA’s Juno mission, led by SwRI, is rewriting the textbooks on the gas giant Jupiter, the fifth planet from the sun. Launching in 2011, the spacecraft reached its target in 2016, jumping into Jupiter’s orbit and revealing never-before-seen data and images of the massive planet. From the planet’s moons to its poles and core, Juno is unlocking the mysteries of Jupiter, giving humankind clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth. Juno instrumentation and data are also allowing us to hear the sounds of Jupiter, rich, haunting tones, captured as radio emissions. Listen now as Juno Principal Investigator and SwRI Space Science and Engineering Associate Vice President Dr. Scott Bolton discusses the mission’s top discoveries, deep space surprises, how the spacecraft was pulled into Jupiter’s orbit, and the art and music inspired by Juno’s findings. https://www.swri.org/podcast/ep35?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=SM&utm_campaign=Podcast-35 SUBSCRIBE HERE ►► https://www.youtube.com/user/SwRItv SwRI Technology Today Podcast ► https://www.swri.org/newsroom/technology-today-podcast SwRI Technology Today Magazine ► https://technologytoday.swri.org SwRI Website ► https://www.swri.org/ SwRI LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/9047/ SwRI Facebook ► https://facebook.com/southwestresearch SwRI Twitter ► https://twitter.com/swri SwRI Instagram ► https://instagram.com/SouthwestResearchInstitute (rev 09/2021) 2021-09-27T22:26:39Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/SgBxp0l6G98 3242 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_i13Kp_v9TA/mqdefault.jpg Episode 23: OSIRIS-REx and Bennu What can an asteroid tell us about life on Earth? How can its orbit predict an asteroid strike on our planet? NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is searching for answers as it studies the asteroid Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft launched in 2016 and arrived near the asteroid in 2018. Since then, it has been mapping and surveying Bennu. Now, the mission team is preparing for a big moment, touching the asteroid surface and collecting a sample to return to Earth. Described as a time capsule of the earliest history of our solar system, Bennu could hold valuable information on the origins of life. Listen now as Mission Co-investigator and SwRI Space Scientist Dr. Vicky Hamilton discusses the discoveries of the OSIRIS-REx mission and the upcoming sample collection. https://www.swri.org/podcast/ep23 SUBSCRIBE HERE ►► https://www.youtube.com/user/SwRItv SwRI Technology Today Podcast ► https://www.swri.org/newsroom/technology-today-podcast SwRI Technology Today Magazine ► https://technologytoday.swri.org SwRI Website ► https://www.swri.org/ SwRI LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/southwest-research-institute SwRI Facebook ► https://facebook.com/southwestresearch SwRI Twitter ► https://twitter.com/swri SwRI Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/SouthwestResearchInstitute (rev 9/2020) 2020-09-21T20:15:48Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/_i13Kp_v9TA 2222 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CkiA5Zr2MJI/mqdefault.jpg Episode 41: Planetary Science Pioneer Dr. Robin Canup This Women’s History Month, we are highlighting the revolutionary work of SwRI’s space science pioneer, Dr. Robin Canup. Canup is known for her trailblazing research of the Earth-Moon system. Her computer simulations and models based on the giant impact hypothesis have become the widely accepted theory on how our Moon formed. In addition to her standout scientific work, Canup is a trained and accomplished ballerina. On this episode, she takes us back to the moment when she reached her breakthrough theory on the Moon’s formation and she shares her insight on the parallels between ballet and space science. She also has valuable advice for young women searching for a career path. Listen now as SwRI Astrophysicist Dr. Robin Canup discusses her historic findings on the Moon’s formation, her journey into space science and her experience as prima ballerina for the Boulder Ballet. https://www.swri.org/podcast/ep41?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=SM&utm_campaign=Podcast-41 SUBSCRIBE HERE ►► https://www.youtube.com/user/SwRItv SwRI Technology Today Podcast ► https://www.swri.org/newsroom/technology-today-podcast SwRI Technology Today Magazine ► https://technologytoday.swri.org SwRI Website ► https://www.swri.org/ SwRI LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/9047/ SwRI Facebook ► https://facebook.com/southwestresearch SwRI Twitter ► https://twitter.com/swri SwRI Instagram ► https://instagram.com/SouthwestResearchInstitute (rev 03/2022) 2022-03-28T19:59:47Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/CkiA5Zr2MJI 2173 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/F3T005A85so/mqdefault.jpg Episode 53: Celebrating Women in STEM During Women’s History Month, we are celebrating the contributions of inspirational leaders and trailblazers who are positively impacting our communities and world. Today, we highlight two women of SwRI who shine in STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics, fields in which women are typically underrepresented. Hear about their fascinating work, their journeys in engineering and planetary science and why a woman’s perspective is valuable and necessary in STEM workspaces. Listen now as SwRI Planetary Scientist Dr. Tracy Becker and SwRI Engineer Dr. Erin DeCarlo discuss their roles in STEM careers, women who inspire them and how the landscape is changing for women in traditionally male-dominated fields. https://www.swri.org/podcast/ep53?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=SM&utm_campaign=Podcast-53 SUBSCRIBE HERE ►► https://www.youtube.com/user/SwRItv SwRI Technology Today Podcast ► https://www.swri.org/newsroom/technology-today-podcast SwRI Technology Today Magazine ► https://technologytoday.swri.org SwRI Website ► https://www.swri.org/ SwRI LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/9047/ SwRI Facebook ► https://facebook.com/southwestresearch SwRI Twitter ► https://twitter.com/swri SwRI Instagram ► https://instagram.com/SouthwestResearchInstitute (rev 03/2023) 2023-03-20T21:08:30Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/F3T005A85so 2496 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/a0aFppEMkUU/mqdefault.jpg Episode 59: Preparing for the Upcoming Eclipses In the coming months, people in the U.S. will have a front row seat to two upcoming eclipses. An annular eclipse on October 14, 2023 will cross North, Central and South America. A total eclipse will cross North America on April 8, 2024. While spectators are preparing to view the rare celestial events, scientists are getting ready for unique research opportunities. Our SwRI eclipse expert is organizing teams across the country to capture the total eclipse from ground and air. He’s talking about safety during an eclipse, how the events will advance science and his eclipse-chasing adventures. Listen now as SwRI Solar Astrophysicist Dr. Amir Caspi discusses safe viewing techniques, the best spots to catch the eclipses and what scientists want to learn from the spectacular celestial events. https://www.swri.org/podcast/ep59?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=SM&utm_campaign=Podcast-59 SUBSCRIBE HERE ►► https://www.youtube.com/user/SwRItv SwRI Technology Today Podcast ► https://www.swri.org/newsroom/technology-today-podcast SwRI Technology Today Magazine ► https://technologytoday.swri.org SwRI Website ► https://www.swri.org/ SwRI LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/9047/ SwRI Facebook ► https://facebook.com/southwestresearch SwRI Twitter ► https://twitter.com/swri SwRI Instagram ► https://instagram.com/SouthwestResearchInstitute (rev 09/2023) 2023-09-18T20:22:48Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/a0aFppEMkUU 2424 https://www.swri.org/newsroom/press-releases/swri-part-of-international-team-identifying-primordial-asteroids 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.1678 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hDmlB2_BCN8/mqdefault.jpg NASA | How Sunlight Pushes Asteroids Rotating asteroids have a tough time sticking to their orbits. Their surfaces heat up during the day and cool down at night, giving off radiation that can act as a sort of mini-thruster. This force, called the Yarkovsky effect, can cause rotating asteroids to drift widely over time, making it hard for scientists to predict their long-term risk to Earth. To learn more about the Yarkovsky effect, NASA is sending a spacecraft called OSIRIS-REx to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. OSIRIS-REx will observe how Bennu’s shape, brightness, and surface features influence the strength of the Yarkovsky effect, helping scientists to better predict Bennu’s orbit over time and pin down its long-term risk. This video is public domain and can be downloaded at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11964 Learn more about NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu: http://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex Visit the University of Arizona’s OSIRIS-REx website: http://www.asteroidmission.org/ Like our videos? Subscribe to NASA's Goddard Shorts HD podcast: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/iTunes/f0004_index.html Or find NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NASA.GSFC Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NASAGoddard 2015-07-29T14:00:02Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/hDmlB2_BCN8 124 https://www.swri.org/newsroom/press-releases/swri-led-mission-finds-jupiter-s-atmospheric-beauty-more-skin-deep 2026-04-03T00:51:58+00:00 daily 0.1678 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hF0UjhPSS3A/mqdefault.jpg NASA's Juno Spacecraft Reveals the Depth of Jupiter's Colored Bands For hundreds of years, this gaseous giant planet appeared shrouded in colorful bands of clouds extending from dusk to dawn, referred to as zones and belts. Story: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-juno-findings-jupiter-s-jet-streams-are-unearthly The bands were thought to be an expression of Jovian weather, related to winds blowing eastward and westward at different speeds. This animation illustrates a recent discovery by Juno that demonstrates these east-west flows, also known as jet-streams penetrate deep into the planet's atmosphere, to a depth of about 1,900 miles (3,000 kilometers). Due to Jupiter's rapid rotation (Jupiter's day is about 10 hours), these flows extend into the interior parallel to Jupiter's axis of rotation, in the form of nested cylinders. Below this layer the flows decay, possibly slowed by Jupiter's strong magnetic field. The depth of these flows surprised scientists who estimate the total mass involved in these jet streams to be about 1% of Jupiter's mass (Jupiter's mass is over 300 times that of Earth). This discovery was revealed by the unprecedented accuracy of Juno's measurements of the gravity field. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI 2018-03-07T18:29:28Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/hF0UjhPSS3A 41