The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has named Takeo Kanade, the U.A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor of Computer Science and Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University, the 2010 winner of the ACM/AAAI Allen Newell Award for contributions to research in computer vision and robotics.
The Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute will host 150 researchers for the third annual International Conference on Computational Photography (ICCP) April 8-10, a “one-stop shop” for the diverse set of disciplines involved in computational imaging techniques.
Carnegie Mellon University will celebrate the second annual National Robotics Week with research project demonstrations at the Robotics Institute, the annual Mobot (mobile robot) races and the Teruko Yata Memorial Lecture, featuring William Swartout of the University of Southern California. National Robotics Week, is observed on the second week of April to recognize robotics technology as a pillar of 21st century American innovation.
An all-girl robotics team sponsored by Carnegie Mellon's Field Robotics Center (FRC) and the PghTech Women Network won the All-Star Rookie Award at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Pittsburgh regional March 11-12 and also at the Washington, D.C., regional March 24-25. The wins qualified the team to participate in the FIRST national championship April 27-30 in St. Louis, MO. Also at the Pittsburgh regional, Ryan Cahoon, a junior who majors in computer science and computer and electrical engineering, was named the Outstanding Volunteer of the Year for his work with the Steel City Robotics Alliance, an organization that helps area FIRST teams share information and resources.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University unveiled an all-electric 2002 Honda Civic, the production prototype for their ChargeCar Electric Vehicle Conversion Project, and began taking names of people who want their own converted vehicle at an open house Friday, March 25 at the Electric Garage, 4621 Forbes Ave., in Oakland. U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle and Pittsburgh City Council member Bill Peduto were among those on hand. Watch the video.
The Quality of Life Technology Center will celebrate its fifth year of research and development activities with an open house on Wed. March 30th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Perlis Atrium of Newell-Simon Hall. This event features a comprehensive student poster session designed to prepare our students for an upcoming site visit with National Science Foundation (NSF) representatives, as well as prizes and giveaways, and lots of free food and beverages.
An all-girl robotics team sponsored by Carnegie Mellon's Field Robotics Center (FRC) and the PghTech Women Network will compete in a FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) regional event March 11-12 at the Petersen Events Center in Oakland.
Potholes are the scourge of drivers during each spring thaw, often resulting in complaints to local government street departments and sometimes a trip to the repair shop. Now a Carnegie Mellon University project allows anyone with a GPS-linked cell phone camera and a Facebook account to take an active role in monitoring the constantly changing pothole environment. The Road Damage Assessment System (RODAS) Project, www.rodasproject.org, enables anyone to click a photo of a pothole and upload it via Facebook.
Intel reports on work with Carnegie Mellon University to apply robotic technology to vineyard operations.