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*[[Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance (R-CTA)]]

-->The '''Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance''' ('''R-CTA''') was a research program initiated and sponsored by the [[US Army Research Laboratory]]. The purpose was to "bring together government, industrial, and academic institutions to address research and development required to enable the deployment of future military unmanned ground vehicle systems ranging in size from man-portables to ground combat vehicles."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.arl.army.mil/www/pages/392/RCTA2017-18BPP_013117_R1.1a_signed.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905214921/https://www.arl.army.mil/www/pages/392/RCTA2017-18BPP_013117_R1.1a_signed.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2018|title=ROBOTICS COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE (RCTA): Proposed 2017-18 Biennial Program Plan|last=|first=|date=|website=}}</ref> Collaborative Technology and Research Alliances was a term for partnerships between Army laboratories and centers, private industry and academia for performing research and technology development intended to benefit the US Army. The partnerships were funded by the US Army.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arl.devcom.army.mil/wwwcollaborate-with-us/opportunity/collaborative-research-alliance/default.cfm?page=93|title=Collaborative Alliances {{!}} U.S. Army Research Laboratory|website=www.arl.army.mil|language=en|access-date=2018-09-05}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://wwwarl.arldevcom.army.mil/wwwcollaborate-with-us/opportunity/collaborative-research-alliance/default.cfm?page=392|title=Robotics {{!}} U.S. Army Research Laboratory|website=www.arl.army.mil|language=en|access-date=2018-09-05}}</ref>

== History ==

Since approximately 1992, the Army ResearchLaboratory has formed a number of partnerships that involved industry, academia and government.  One was the Robotic Collaborative Technology Alliance which was formed in 2009. The program was completed in 2018, ending with a capstone event at [[Camp Lejeune]], North Carolina.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?article=3240|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906013941/https://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?article=3240|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 6, 2018|title=Army's robotics alliance rallies researchers {{!}} U.S. Army Research Laboratory|website=www.arl.army.mil|language=en|access-date=2018-09-05}}</ref>

== Objectives ==