Allison Okamura

New Capabilities

As of May 2026: Leading robotics focus area for SETR

Congress defunded its own technology assessment office in 1995. Three decades later, Stanford University is trying to fill that gap. The third annual Stanford Emerging Technology Review debuted in Washington on January 28, 2026, with Hoover Institution scholars briefing senators, White House officials, and agency leaders on ten frontier technologies affecting national competitiveness.

Updated May 27