$118,000 NIST Grant to Virginia Tech

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $118,000 grant to Virginia Tech. The funds awarded will go towards a project developing robotics anomaly detection. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:

“Virginia Tech is recognized for being a contributor to the data science and engineering space.

“This $118,000 grant helps Virginia Tech explore more technologies relating to robotics anomaly detection.”

As cited in an article by Shivoh Nandakumar, Daniel Mitchell, Mustafa Erden, David Flynn, and Theodore Lim entitled “Anomaly Detection Methods in Autonomous Robotic Missions, “Autonomous robotic missions (ARMs) have become increasingly important in various fields, including manufacturing, logistics, search and rescue operations, and even space exploration. As the complexity of these missions grows, ensuring the reliability and safety of the robots becomes paramount. One critical aspect of ensuring the safety and reliability of ARMs is the timely and accurate detection of anomalies, which can arise from various sources such as hardware faults, software faults, environmental change, or unexpected interactions with other systems.”