Photo Archive

2026 Annual Program Review

Group photo in an auditorium of approximately 250 people seated and standing together, posed facing the camera at a formal gathering.

Dr. William Carter giving a keynote presentation at a podium in an auditorium, addressing a seated audience during a formal event.

Evgueni Filipov & Lorenzo Valdevit giving a case study presentation in an auditorium, addressing a seated audience during a formal event.

Collage of multiple presenters speaking during technical sessions in various classrooms, with audiences seated and listening at the event.

COL Ken Bernier giving a keynote presentation at a podium in an auditorium, addressing a seated audience during a formal event.

Four panelists and one moderator standing together in an auditorium, posing for a photo after a panel discussion at a formal event.

Four presenters standing at the front of an auditorium, addressing a seated audience during a formal presentation.

Collage of multiple presenters speaking during technical sessions in various classrooms, with audiences seated and listening at the event.

Collage of photos from the Poster Session & Best Student Poster Award. Photo Credit: Melanie Reyes Photography

2025 Annual Program Review

Group photo from 31st ARC Annual Review, taken in a large auditorium with over 150 people total. The group is in the auditorium seats, looking up at the photographer.

BG Scott Meyers delivering his keynote presentation “From Lab to Warfighter Faster: Methods and Partners for Transition” at a podium on stage. BG Meyers is wearing his military uniform and speaking at a podium in front of black curtains.

Group photo in bright atrium featuring the group who presented on the Case Study: “Forging Further with Foliar Foresight: Perception and Planning for Autonomous Navigation through Vegetated Terrains.

Group photo in bright atrium featuring the group who presented on the Case Study: “From Pixels to Paths: Tensor Network-Driven Behavioral Cloning for Autonomous Vehicles in Virtual Environments”

A collage of speakers presenting in various classroom and on stage during their technical presentations on various topics related to the ARC

Dr. Bruce D. Jette on stage standing in front of a black curtain and behind a podium. He is delivering his keynote presentation “Defense Economics Drives Digital Design and Opportunity For the Knowledgeable and Creative”

4 panelists on stage during the 31st ARC Annual Review. Panelists are seated at a table in front of a black curtain on a stage.

A collage of speakers presenting in various classroom and on stage during their technical presentations on various topics related to the ARC

A collage photo of ARC Annual Review Poster finalists and winners, ARC Era student award winner.

2024 Annual Program Review

Group photo from 2024 ARC Annual Review.

Right, COL Ryan A. Howell at podium talking. Left, Dr. Alvaro Velasquez at podium talking.

Collage of photos from ARC Annual Review in 2024.

Collage of photos from ARC Annual Review 2024.

Collage of photos from ARC Annual Review, 2024.

2023 Annual Program Review

2023 annual review group photo in Ford Robotics Building atrium

2022 annual review keynote speakers COL Jeffrey Jurand, Dr. Mario Santillo, Dr. Paramsothy Jayakumar

2023 annual review case study - The Artificial Bat: Pitting Echolocation-Like Ultrasound Perception Against Deployable Acoustic Cloaks

2023 annual review case study - Trailblazing Autonomy: Off-Road Adventures with AI Navigation

2023 annual review - day 1 technical talks

2023 annual review - day 2 technical talks

2023 annual review poster session, and best student poster award finalists and winners

2023 annual review day 2 panel on Safely Navigating the Autonomy Landscape. Panelists: Dr. Byron Boots, Dr. Cinzia Cirillo, Dr. Matthew Johnson-Roberson

Celebration of Prof. Panos Papalambros’s Induction to the National Academy of Engineering

Special sessions at 2023 annual review: one-on-one chats with ARC thrust area leaders, and an info session on Access to and Use of the Robotic Technology Kernel (RTK) in ARC Projects

2022 Annual Program Review

2022 annual review group photo

2022 annual program review keynote speakers

2022 annual program review case study - Fast and Curious: How to Predict and Push Limits of Autonomous Mobility on Deformable Terrains

2022 annual program review case study - No Time to Fail: Keeping multi-agent off-road teams on the move using a multi-scale hierarchical framework for task allocation and vehicle recharging