They took submissions for ideas from October 9th until evening on Monday, and today they’re running their favorites. In their response, the agency claimed “Doc” Brown as a DARPA alum. They also sorted most of the replies into five categories: Space, Transportation & Energy, Medicine & Health, Materials & Robotics, and Cyber & Big Data. These categories overlap a lot with DARPA’s already-stated missions, though without the military bent of many of them. DARPA also posted and responded to some original suggestions: DARPA is still creating plenty of future, even if cell phone plans are off-limits. Check out their robotic war dogs and other visions of the tomorrow.
