DARPA
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- proper noun
- /ˈdɑːr.pə/
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DARPA
- In the contest for rescue robots, DARPA offers a $2 million prize.
- DARPA program
And so we know that DARPA didn't fund that work.
- And so we know that DARPA didn't fund that work.
- OK, so I have written about Darpa's brain implant programs.
- And by the way, these are PhDs with DARPA contracts telling me all this.
- I'm encouraged by the DARPA XAI explainable AI program.
- I read a book all about the creation of DARPA, the Defence Advanced Research.
- It's not that you want to replace NIH with DARPA, right?
- So once it's disclosed publicly, it's a little bit like DARPA creating the Internet.
- And program managers don't last much more than four years at DARPA, three to five years.
- We have places like the National Science Foundation, like DARPA, like IARPA and so on.
- Gun to your head, would you say it's super advanced like DARPA technology?
- I tend to think, and I get some shit for this, but that feels more like DARPA weapons.
- It was mostly universities and DARPA and and others.
Examples
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So this is a DARPA style project and I'm really keen to get this off the ground.
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The Internet was developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Like when you think about DARPA, DARPA is a defense agency.
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So overall, I feel that DARPA seems to have been a pretty good success.
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We work for DARPA, Mark.
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I read a book all about the creation of DARPA, the Defence Advanced Research.
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DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
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So again, DARPA is the major funder of the research on this.
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The armed forces' development of robotic technologies falls under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA.
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The projects initiated by DARPA have significantly advanced technology for national security.
Synonyms
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A U.S. government group that builds new tools and systems for the military
Surface Forms
Etymology
DARPA is a short name made from the first letters of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. It was set up to pay for risky, new technology for the military, so think of DARPA as a 'sponsor' of daring science and new tools.