National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT)

NCAT specializes in air, land and sea domains of autonomous technologies and is the driving force in technical education, addressing the changing workforce skill sets and creating a better public understanding of autonomous technologies. Our mission is to lead the education of the nation's Autonomous Technologies workforce through a concerted effort which will focus on expanding educational resources to address current workforce demands, develop career pathways, and broadly engage stakeholders from education, industry, government, and related ATE centers and projects. NCAT Cornerstones LEAD | Offer professional development workshops for educators and professionals. CONNECT | Engage workforce and community stakeholders generating added value in programs and the workplace through opportunities using autonomous technologies. INSPIRE | Promote and provide support to encourage engagement in STEM and autonomous technologies in secondary and post-secondary education, particularly in underserved areas. SERVE | Provide the educational resources for curriculum interactive content, application and exchange of ideas for autonomous technologies across the country.