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Carnegie Mellon University's new Robotics Innovation Center, located in Pittsburgh's Hazelwood neighborhood, spans 150,000 square feet. This facility symbolizes the university's longstanding legacy in robotics and its dedication to advancing innovation in the field. The establishment of this center...
The Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute has officially commenced the fourth year of its Pathways Fellowship Program. This initiative, in collaboration with InnovatePGH, aims to cultivate non-traditional entrepreneurial talent and drive innovation within the robotics sector. The new cohort...
On June 24, two major earthquakes struck northern Venezuela, resulting in over 5,000 deaths and significant injuries and displacements. In response, a specialized rescue team from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) deployed snake-like robots to assist in search efforts. From June 30 to July 3, the CMU...
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have launched Pixel, a wheeled robot featuring two arms and a construction cost of under $15,000. This innovative project integrates a learning system that translates human demonstrations into coordinated movements, addressing the challenge of teaching robot...
On October 1, hundreds of academics and industry leaders in robotics visited Carnegie Mellon University to tour its advanced robotics and engineering facilities. This event was part of the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), showcasing the innovative work being conduct...
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science have designed a new type of robotic fingertip that integrates multiple senses to handle delicate objects. This innovation aims to enhance the capabilities of robotic home assistants, enabling them to perform ta...
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) presented several new partnerships and technologies at the 2026 Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit. This event took place from July 14-15 at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and was hosted by U.S. Senator David McCormick. The summit highl...
Carnegie Foundry, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and several prominent U.S. drone manufacturers, has launched a new initiative aimed at bolstering America's drone manufacturing capabilities. This initiative leverages over $50 million in CMU investments focused on robotics, ad...
Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Innovation Center (RIC) has announced the addition of Fujitsu Limited as its newest corporate tenant. This partnership will take place within the university's state-of-the-art robotics and artificial intelligence research facility located at Hazelwood Green. The...
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science have developed an innovative system called VideoManip, which enables robots to learn manipulation skills by analyzing videos of human interactions with objects. This groundbreaking approach allows robots to reconstruct movements...
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed an innovative AI system called World2Rules, aimed at enhancing aircraft safety by analyzing patterns of risky behavior in real airport operations and incident data. This system, which operates alongside existing prediction technologies, simpli...
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have been recognized for their innovative tools aimed at improving various aspects of daily life, education, and work. Their work received top honors in the Laude Institute's Moonshots competition, which focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence to tackl...
Carnegie Mellon University's CREATE Lab, in collaboration with the STEM Coding Lab and the Valley School of Ligonier, is set to launch the AI Fluency Pilot Project aimed at enhancing students' understanding of artificial intelligence. This initiative seeks to equip students with essential AI knowled...
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) celebrated the grand opening of its Robotics Innovation Center (RIC) on Friday, showcasing its commitment to advancing robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence. The event featured demonstrations with cutting-edge quadruped robots and drones, highlighting the...
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is set to unveil its new Robotics Innovation Center (RIC) on February 27, marking a significant advancement in the field of robotics. This state-of-the-art facility, spanning 150,000 square feet, aims to enhance research and development for next-generation autonomous...
Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Innovation Center (RIC) has welcomed its first corporate tenant, the rapidly growing robotics company FieldAI. This partnership marks a significant milestone for the RIC as it establishes its new research facility at Hazelwood Green. The collaboration aims to en...
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are embarking on a federally funded initiative aimed at reimagining and redesigning wheelchairs to enhance mobility through the integration of advanced technologies. This collaborative project seeks to develop innovative robotic wheelchairs that will improve...
A new startup, Koyal, has been launched by Carnegie Mellon University alumni Mehul and Gauri Agarwal, aiming to revolutionize the way audio content is transformed into video. This innovative platform can convert songs, podcasts, and audio clips from movies into fully produced videos featuring person...
Faculty and students from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) recently had the rare opportunity to experience weightlessness while conducting critical research aboard a specially designed aircraft. This plane, which follows a unique flight path of steep climbs and dramatic dives, allowed members of the...
In a recent final training competition organized by the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy, two sailors utilized small amphibious robots for real-time mapping and navigation along a lakeshore. In a separate exercise, they monitored a robot reconnaissance vehicle as it navigated through a maze, success...
Appleseed Labs, part of the Kantor Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, has been honored with the Excellence in Regenerative Agriculture award during the 2025 Farm Robotics Challenge. This recognition highlights the team's innovative contributions to sustainable farming practices through technology. U...
A team of 15 students from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has achieved a significant milestone by winning the 2025 Embedded Capture the Flag (eCTF) security competition, marking the university's fourth consecutive victory in this prestigious event. Organized by MITRE, the eCTF is a rigorous two-ph...
On March 7, the Textiles Lab at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute held a “Hard Textiles” lab jam, led by Associate Professor Jim McCann. This event highlighted the innovative intersection of textiles and technology, offering insights into potential future research directions. It also p...
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed CHARCHA (Computer Human Assessment for Recreating Characters with Human Actions), a secure verification protocol designed to enable individuals to authenticate their likeness...
A team of students and faculty advisors from the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute AirLab has achieved a significant milestone by advancing to the next stage of the GoAERO Competition. Their aerial rescue vehicle, the TRAAV-160 flyer, was recognized as a Stage 1 winner, alongside ten oth...
A researcher from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science is leveraging robotics to enhance the efficiency of e-waste recycling, particularly for flat-screen displays. This initiative comes in response to the alarming growth of e-waste, which reached an estimated 62 million tons glob...
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute and the National Robotics and Engineering Center have been honored with the Best Paper Award at the 2024 IEEE Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics. Their award-winning paper, titled "Rapid Quadrotor Navigation in Diverse...
A collaborative research effort involving Carnegie Mellon University, Meta FAIR, the University of California, Berkeley, the Technical University of Dresden in Germany, and the Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop (CeTI) has led to the development of NeuralFeels, an innovative machine...
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a groundbreaking framework that enables robots to create photorealistic representations of scenes in low-light environments. This advancement is significant as robots are increasingly utilized for various tasks, including lifting heavy loads i...
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, collectively known as Team Chiron, are advancing to the second round of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Triage Challenge. This competition, which spans three years and has a total funding of $7 mill...
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Princeton University are collaborating to explore nuclear fusion as a sustainable energy source, potentially transforming the future of energy production. This partnership aims to harness the power of fusion, which promises to be cleaner and safe...
Twenty high school students engaged in hands-on robotics activities in a classroom at Carnegie Mellon University, where they were preparing for the upcoming Feiyue Robotics Program showcase. As they worked in small groups, students experimented with tri-legged robots, attempting to make them walk. L...
On a Friday afternoon, students and faculty from Carnegie Mellon University gathered at Wean Hall for the Robotics Institute's annual Textile Jam. Inside a nearly 9-foot tent, participants engaged in solving four different puzzles, with the aim of uncovering words that they presented as offerings to...
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed an advanced robotic platform designed to enhance corn crop health. This innovative robot arm autonomously identifies the optimal stalks and executes a precise motion sequence to position the stalks within its gripper. The initiative, announced...
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh are participating in a three-year, $7 million challenge organized by DARPA aimed at improving emergency medical triage during mass casualty events. The initiative focuses on leveraging advancements in robotics, artificial i...
Yuichi Hirose, a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University, envisions a future where everyone can access a machine that knits furniture, transforming the way we think about home decor. This innovative concept goes beyond merely creating fabric coverings; it aims to produce solid, three-dimensional fu...
Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute is set to host the CMU Vision-Language-Autonomy Challenge, an event designed to unite researchers focused on the integration of computer vision, natural language understanding, and autonomous navigation. Scheduled for the near future, this challenge ai...
As spring unfolds on the Carnegie Mellon University campus, students are actively engaged in a hands-on project to build a satellite intended for Earth's orbit. Divided into specialized teams focusing on communications, guidance navigation and control (GNC), and vision, these students are collaborat...
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have unveiled a new learning-based control framework named Agile But Safe (ABS). This innovative framework, developed by a team including Tairan He, Chong Zhang, Wenli Xiao, Guanqi He, Changliu Liu, and Guanya Shi, allows quadrupedal rob...
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute and College of Engineering are preparing to showcase their innovative work in paleobionics, robotic hands, and autonomous aerial vehicles at an event titled “Robotics for a Better Tomorrow: Robotics Showcase and Demo Day.” This event i...
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