Dr. Tom McKenna, who oversees programs in computational neuroscience and human-robot interaction at the Office of Naval Research (ONR), talks with Brian Lattimer, right, associate professor at Virginia Tech, during testing of the ONR-sponsored Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot (SAFFiR) aboard the ex-USS Shadwell. SAFFiR is a bipedal humanoid robot being developed to assist Sailors with inspection and damage control operations. ONR has partnered with the Naval Research Laboratory, Virginia Tech, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pennsylvania and others to advance the prototype's development. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)