Well Dontcha Know: The National Center for Autonomous Technologies is in Northern Minnesota

Yep, you betcha! Seven years ago, The National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT) was founded in Thief River Falls, Minnesota through the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) program.

The NSF ATE program has been funding innovation at two-year colleges for over 25 years focusing on the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation’s economy.

As the first national ATE center in autonomous technologies, NCAT's is nurturing the technical workforce of tomorrow in the following domains:

• Air (Uncrewed Aircraft Systems)
• Land (Self-Driving Vehicles)
• Sea (Uncrewed Maritime Systems)

Come learn more about how NCAT is accelerating autonomous innovation – aligning talent and funding with emerging tech – all from way up north here in Minnesota.

• All levels
• Emerging Tech
• AI/ML
• Careers