Please plan to join us on Friday, October 25, 2019 as we celebrate 40 years of people, robots, and innovation!
40 years ago Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute opened its doors with the dream of ushering in a new age of thinking robots. During the ensuing decades, we have experienced many research successes in intelligent manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, space-related robots, medical robotics, nano-machines, computer vision and graphics and anthropomorphic robots.
In 1979, Carnegie Mellon Professors Raj Reddy and Angel Jordan and Westinghouse Electric Corp. President Tom Murrin agreed to open the Robotics Institute with the goal of making it the best place on the planet to do robotics research.
Directors
Raj Reddy
1979 – 1991
Takeo Kanade
1992 – 2001
Chuck Thorpe
2001 – 2004
Matt Mason
2004 –2014
Martial Hebert
2014 – 2019
Srinivasa Narasimhan
2019 – Present
Tentative Event Agenda – check back for updates
| Time | Location | Event Name |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30-11:30am | Mauldin Auditorium Newell-Simon Hall 1305 |
Seminar: From Direct-Drive to SuperLimb Bionics Harry Asada Ford Professor of Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Event Page with Embedded Video |
| 11:30-11:45am |
Newell-Simon Hall 4th floor Newell Simon / Wean Bridge |
CMU Direct Drive Arm I Unveiling |
| 11:30-4:30pm | Gates Hillman Center 4303 | Registration Check-In and T-shirt Pickup |
| 11:45-12:45pm |
RoboLounge Newell-Simon Hall 1513 |
PhD Alumni Lunch |
| 12:30-5:45pm | Rashid Commons Gates Hillman Center |
Sponsor Exhibit/Recruitment Tables |
| 1:30-3:30pm | Rashid Auditorium Gates Hillman Center 4401 |
RI40: Past, Present, Future Directors’ Reflections Live Video Archive |
| 3:30-4:30pm | Rashid Auditorium Gates Hillman Center 4401 |
RI40 Seminar: Moon Shot William L. “Red” Whittaker Founders University Professor Carnegie Mellon University Live Video Archive |
| 4:30-5:30pm | Rashid Foyer Gates Hillman Center Commons |
RI40 Reception Mingle with friends old and new, as well as robots. Food and drink available. |
| 6:00-9:00pm | NSH Perlis Atrium Newell-Simon Hall |
RI40, PhD30, Reid60 Dinner (RI faculty, RI PhD alums, Friends of Reid, Sponsors and select invitees only) |
Sponsorship Levels for the RI40th Anniversary
Travel
Hotel Information
The Oaklander Hotel
Phone: (412) 578-8500
Courtyard by Marriott Shadyside
Phone: (412) 683-3113
Hotel Indigo East Liberty
Phone: (412) 578-8500
Ace Hotel
Phone: (412) 361-3300
Hyatt House Shadyside
Phone: (412) 621-9900
Wyndham University Center
Phone: (412) 682-6200
Parking Information
Garage Parking
Collaborative Innovation Center
Gates Center Garage
East Campus Garage
Dithridge Street Garage
Click here for a detailed parking map
***Please note, all parking is first-come, first-served, and parking rates vary by garage.
Lyft and Uber
Gates Hillman Center Drop-off (near Cyert Hall):
4902 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Newell-Simon Hall 1st Floor Entrance Drop-off point:
Hamerschlag Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15213