Central Florida Tech Grove
Modeling - Simulation - Training for Human Performance Innovation
Innovate - Collaborate - Accelarate
Innovation.
Collaboration.
We help you discover collaboration opportunities with Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine, and Space Force modeling, simulation, and training organizations.Acceleration.
We assist you with business development assistance and federal funding to get your innovation to market in the hands that need it.Enhancing DOD Human Performance
At Central Florida Tech Grove, our mission is to:
Grow the Defense Industry Base
We collaborate with industry, academia, small business, and government from across the nation to expand the defense industry base. We offer an expansive calendar of events, education and support, and referrals to ecosystem support organizations ranging from industry associations to competitive research as well as development programs.
Facilitate MS&T Technology Transfers
We facilitate technology transfers between small businesses, universities, and government labs. We conduct joint activities, spinning out federally developed technology to support innovation and spinning in solutions from industry and academia to solve complex government human performance challenges.
Solve Complex Military Training Challenges
We facilitate the innovation of enhanced human performance training solutions to apply to the gaps and problems shared by our military customers. Through prize challenges, tech scans, game jams, and other initiatives, industry, government, and academia work together to create and accelerate solutions.
Unique Ways To Solve Military Human Performance Problems
Tech Grove is where we uncover unique ways to solve some of the modeling, simulation, and training industry’s toughest problems. Our innovators have moved well beyond the use of basic virtual reality for training to deliver technology-based human performance training. Right now we’re focused on these areas:
LVC-STE Adoption
Expanding the adoption of Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) and Military Synthetic Training Environment (STE) tools and solutions.
Artificial Intelligence
Uncovering and adapting Artificial Intelligence (AI) to unlock human-machine interaction in AI military training.
XR Technology
Improving human performance using advanced extended reality for training (XRT) technology, 5G networking, and integration.
Interested in Modeling, Simulation, and Training?
1. Connect, Collaborate With Leaders, and More
Tech Grove offers many resources to help you engage in the defense modeling, simulation, and training industry. Discover how you can connect for discussions around everything from LVC training to… well, there are no limits to innovation!
Explore Our Resources
2. Learn at Our Next Event
Join us for this unusual opportunity to see demos of four patented inventions from the Naval Surface Warfare Center - Crane Division. These are just a few examples of their treasure trove of intellectual property! Meet researchers and the team that can help you form partnerships to collaborate, license IP, or work with Crane! You can attend in person (recommended) or virtually. See you on August 15th from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm EDT!
See Our Upcoming Events
3. Real Experiences, Real Opportunities, Real Results
Want to try out a flight simulator, help develop a serious game, challenge your cyber defense skills, or experience virtual reality for training?
Interested in having a face-to-face conversation with the Commanding Officer of the local Navy command or meeting your next intern or part-time employee?
You can do all of that and more at Tech Grove. Contact us to discover how you can get involved!
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4. Participate in the MetaGrove
Orlando has been the epicenter of innovation in military modeling, simulation, and training for decades; it’s the home of the MetaCenter — a vast interconnected network of organizations leading technology innovations.
Tech Grove is located in the heart of Orlando’s MetaCenter and hosts the MetaGrove, a digital twin of our operations, providing a completely immersive virtual experience.
Learn About the MetaGrove
Share your Capabilities
Do you have an innovative idea or capability that could be a solution for challenges facing our national defense partners? Getting novel, non-traditional, human performance solutions in front of potential users, customers, and collaborators can be a long and arduous process. Until now.
Tell us about your innovation so we can tell others.
Explore the Team Orlando MS&T Platform
Tech Grove and the National Security Innovation Network have created a Team Orlando platform to allow you to respond to specific problem statements as well as submit information about your products, services, and capabilities.
Join the TOPS community today, check out the problems in our Problem Grove, submit your capabilities, and engage with us!
Central Florida Tech Grove Partners
Introducing Our New Logo
When Central Florida Tech Grove was established in June of 2020, we also developed a logo. That logo was designed to align with the Team Orlando logo since our founding members are the four services that anchor Team Orlando (Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps). We recently realized the need for a new logo that would be easier to read in various media formats. You will still see our original logo (now our Seal). But more and more you will see our new Logo!