Episode 25: SwRI’s 2020 R&D 100 Award Winners

Technology Today

Southwest Research Institute

Technology

4.8 • 19 Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The “Oscar of Innovation” goes to… R&D World Magazine recognized SwRI’s Laser Coating Removal (LCR) Robot and the System Performance and Real Time Analysis (SPARTA) software, with prestigious 2020 R&D 100 awards. Often called the “Oscars of Innovation,” the awards recognize the top 100 revolutionary technologies each year. Since 1971, SwRI has won 47 R&D 100 awards. The LCR Robot removes paint and coatings from aircraft, eliminating the need for costly, time-consuming and potentially hazardous manual removal. SwRI Engineer and Director Paul Evans discusses the robot’s impact on the aircraft industry. SPARTA software is on the frontlines of electronic warfare, protecting U.S. fighter jet crews. SwRI Staff Engineer Finley Hicks explains how the breakthrough software thoroughly tests critical safety systems.

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0:00.0	A robot-guided laser, making aircraft paint removal more efficient.
0:05.0	And an advanced software system protecting fighter jet crews, we highlight two cutting-edge SWRI technologies,
0:11.0	recipients of 2020 R&D 100 awards.
0:15.0	That's next on this episode of Technology Today.
0:26.6	We live with technology, science, engineering, and the results of innovative research every day.
0:27.6	Now let's understand it better.
0:29.6	You're listening to the Technology Today podcast presented by Southwest Research Institute.
0:34.6	Hello and welcome to Technology Today.
0:36.6	I'm Lisa Benia.
0:38.6	The prestigious R&D 100 Awards presented by R&D World Magazine are known as the Oscars of
0:44.8	Innovation.
0:45.9	The awards have recognized the top 100 revolutionary technologies every year since 1963.
0:53.4	SWRI won two R&D 100 awards this year, bringing our total to 47 since 1971.
1:01.0	Today we're learning about our 2020 winners.
1:04.0	Engineer Finley Hicks is here to tell us about Sparta, the system performance and real-time analysis software system,
1:10.0	a measurement and analysis tool protecting
1:12.6	fighter jet crews. They'll tell us how it works coming up. But first, the laser coating removal
1:18.5	robot for aircraft, an environmentally friendly, smart technology, making the tough task of removing
1:25.0	paint and coatings from aircraft, safer, faster, more cost-effective
1:29.9	and efficient. SWRI engineer and director Paul Evans, who is part of the LCR robot development
1:36.4	team, joins us now. Congratulations on the award, and thanks for joining us, Paul. Thanks. It's great
1:42.1	to be here. So, Paul, the laser coating removal robot is really a dynamic technology and it's changing
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