Learning tool will be field-tested in Africa for 15 months By Shilo Rea & Byron Spice RoboTutor LLC, a Carnegie Mellon University spinoff created by Professor Jack Mostow, was named one of five Global Learning XPRIZE finalists for its RoboTutor software, educational technology that teaches children basic math and reading skills. The XPRIZE competition is [...]
Original story with video World Headquarters To Be Built In Strip District September 18, 2017 7:49 PM By Andy Sheehan PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Move over Uber, there’s a new self-driving kid in town. Ford Motor Company is taking a $1 billion stake in a Pittsburgh start-up called Argo AI, now one of four local companies [...]
Joseph Dussault Staff, The Christian Science Monitor September 11, 2017 — Single-purpose, assistive devices have given way to more accessible – and affordable – apps. Perhaps just as valuable is the glimpse into the capable lives of people with limited vision that apps like BlindWays offer. When asked how technology might improve the lives of [...]
The maturity of automated technology used in manufacturing is all over the map, says Carnegie Mellon Prof. Howie Choset, but there are concrete ways to fix that. By Stephanie Condon for Between the Lines | September 4, 2017 -- 12:00 GMT (05:00 PDT) | Topic: Innovation There's strong demand in the business world for robotics, [...]
Each summer, dozens of talented undergraduates from around the world come to Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute for its Summer Scholars program, an intensive 11-week program introducing them to state-of-the-art robotics research. This summer, CMU RISS is launching a partnership with DJI, the world's leading company in the civilian-drone industry. DJI directors and engineers partnered [...]
Angel Jordan, who played a pivotal role in establishing Carnegie Mellon University as one of the leading engineering, computer science and robotics institutions in the world, died Friday. He was 86. Jordan, University Professor Emeritus and a member of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering, served as CMU’s provost from 1983 to 1991, and was [...]
Congressman Mike Doyle placed each of the Girls of Steel names in a Congressional Record for the 7th consecutive year. It also includes George Kantor's name for winning the FIRST Woodie Flowers Award.
Chen Sun, Abhinav Shrivastava, Saurabh Singh and Abhinav Gupta of Carnegie Mellon and Google We have explored the effect of model complexity and GPU power over time but dataset size has remained the same. Full story
3D Printing Industry The novel concept for these retractible structures has been explored extensively, for the first time, in a study by researchers Christopher Yu, Keenan Crane and Stelian Coros of Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania. Telescoping shapes defined at Carnegie Mellon. Image via Yu, Crane & Coros Full story
Robots in the "kid-size" (really around 16 inches tall) Robocup soccer league face off. These "Rhoban" bots, built by students at the University of Bordeaux, took first place in their division in the 2017 competition. (Courtesy Rhoban) One of the most important changes in 2017 was the addition of a mixed-team challenge, says Joydeep [...]