THE DAPRA SHORT-RANGE INDEPENDENT MICROROBOTIC PLATFORMS (SHRIMP) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE, THROUGH A SERIES OF OLYMPIC-THEMED COMPETITIONS, MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MM-TO-CM SCALE ROBOTIC PLATFORMS WITH A FOCUS ON UNTETHERED MOBILITY, MANEUVERABILITY, AND DEXTERITY. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, SHRIMP WILL ALSO PROVIDE FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH IN THE AREA OF MICRO-ACTUATOR MATERIALS AND ENERGY EFFICIENT POWER SYSTEMS FOR EXTREMELY SWAP-CONSTRAINED MICROROBOTIC SYSTEMS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT SUCH ADVANCES WILL BE ENABLING FOR APPLICATIONS INCLUDING SEARCH AND RESCUE, DISASTER RELIEF, HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT INSPECTION, IN-FLIGHT CONTROL OF AERODYNAMIC PLATFORMS, STEERABLE OPTICS, AND PROSTHETICS.