Special Events
FR25: Celebrating Pioneering in Robotics
Event Location: Carnegie Mellon CampusAbstract: Join us for a look into the future on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Field Robotics and the 60th Birthday of Red Whittaker. This unique and exciting two day event will feature a lineup of distinguished speakers from the world of field robotics and take place on the [...]
ROBOT 30: The 30th Anniversary of the Robotics Institute
Event Location: Carnegie Mellon University campusAbstract: On April, 15 & 16, 2010 we will celebrate ROBOT 30, The Robotics Institute's 30th anniversary with an open house that will include lectures, demonstrations, tours of our facility and an anniversary reception. We will be holding this event in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon's Carnival & Reunion Weekend and [...]
2011 National Robotics Week Celebration
Event Location: Carnegie Mellon Main CampusAbstract: The Robotics Institute will celebrate National Robotics Week starting with the Teruko Yata Memorial Lecture and reception on Thursday and will continue on Friday with the project demonstrations, MOBOT Races, and a reception for current and former Robotics Institute Alumni. Schedule of Events (Please check back for updates) Pre-registration [...]
2012 National Robotics Week Celebration
Event Location: Carnegie Mellon Main CampusAbstract: The Robotics Institute will celebrate the third annual National Robotics Week on April 20 with project demonstrations, lab tours, the annual Mobot (mobile robot) races, a special lecture by Professor Howie Choset and a Robot reception. Pre-registration is required for our National Robotics Week events. Please pre-register by clicking [...]
2013 National Robotics Week Celebration
Event Location: Carnegie Mellon Main CampusAbstract: The Robotics Institute will celebrate the fourth annual National Robotics Week on April 18 & 19 with lectures, project demonstrations, the annual Mobot (mobile robot) races and a reception for RI affiliated people. April 18 12:00 p.m.: Teruko Yata Memorial Lecture in Robotics Location: Rashid Auditorium, 4401 Gates and [...]
2015 National Robotics Week Celebration
Event Location: CampusAbstract: The Robotics Institute will celebrate the fifth annual National Robotics Week on April 16 & 17 with lectures, project demonstrations, the annual Mobot (mobile robot) races and a reception for RI affiliated people. April 16 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.: Teruko Yata Memorial Lecture in Robotics A School of Computer Science Distinguished Lecture [...]
Teruko Yata Memorial Lecture in Robotics
Event Location: Rashid Auditorium - 4401 Gates and Hillman CentersAbstract: Speakers: Ivan Sutherland, Visiting Scientist, Portland State University and Marc Raibert, President, Boston Dynamics MACHINES THAT WALK Marc Raibert and Ivan Sutherland came to CMU in 1980 to build walking machines. Marc built a machine that balanced on one leg. Having less courage, Ivan built [...]
2016 National Robotics Week Celebration
Event Location: CampusAbstract: The Robotics Institute will celebrate the seventh annual National Robotics Week on April 14 & 15 with lectures, project demonstrations, the annual Mobot (mobile robot) races and a reception for RI affiliated people. April 15 12:00 - 4:00 pm: PUBLIC SPACE ROBOTS Open to the public TANK the roboceptionist Newell-Simon Hall 3rd [...]
Teruko Yata Memorial Lecture in Robotics
Event Location: Rashid Auditorium - 4401 Gates and Hillman CentersAbstract: SPEAKER: Chris Urmson, CEO & co-founder Aurora Title: Perspectives on Self-Driving Cars Abstract: Self-driving vehicles will save millions of lives, make cities more liveable, save resources, and transform transportation to be more accessible and enjoyable for everyone. Despite a decade of rapid advancement in the [...]
2017 National Robotics Week Celebration
The Robotics Institute will celebrate the eighth annual National Robotics Week on April 20, 21 & 22 with lectures, project demonstrations, the annual Mobot (mobile robot) races, a reception for RI affiliated people and NREC Industry Day. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN REGISTER HERE If you have any specific questions about the National Robotics Week open [...]
2017 Robotics Institute Semi-formal
Please save the date! Pre-registration is required. Invitations will be sent out in April 2017. Robotics Institute members and a guest are invited to join us for our annual semi-formal. The evening will offer a reception including hot hors d'oeuvres, stations for carving, pasta, fruit, cheese, and dessert as well as hosted non-alcoholic beverages. Cash [...]
2017 Robotics Institute Administrative Support Staff Retreat
By Invitation Only - Please save the date and plan to join us for the Robotics Institute Staff Retreat to be held Friday, August 4, 2017. More information for the day meeting agenda will follow once it becomes available.
2017 Robotics Institute Picnic – location changed to Vietnam Veteran’s Pavilion @ Schenley Park
By Invitation Only - SOCIALIZE, EAT, DRINK & BE MERRY! It's that time of year again and all folks affiliated with the Robotics Institute are invited along with their families to the 2017 Robotics Institute Picnic. Please note our new location, date and time. Due to flooding at RiverPlex that has closed the park for [...]
Panel Discussion: “Robotics, Pittsburgh and the End of Work”
As one of the test sites for Uber’s driverless cars, Pittsburgh is frequently hailed as a city of the future. And indeed, some economists predict that robots will outnumber human workers as early as 2040. At this panel will talk about how we can plan for this seismic change in our economy and way of [...]
Dinner Reception: “Robotics, Pittsburgh and the End of Work”
After the “Robotics, Pittsburgh and the End of Work” talk, head over the lounge outside of the Giant Eagle auditorium, A51 Baker Hall, for a dinner reception from 6-7 pm.
“Love Your Work”
Kathi Weeks is Professor of Women’s Studies at Duke University and writes about the intersection of feminism and labor. In her talk about anti-work politics in the age of “love your work,” Weeks Livingston argues for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) and a future in which we leave the Protestant work ethic behind.
RoboOrg Board Games
Board game night in RoboLounge with pizza and soda! We will be playing a bunch of games including Settlers of Catan, Codenames, Coup, Reformation and more!
RoboOrg FIFA 17 Tournament
Kicking off (pun intended) RoboOrg video game tournaments with FIFA 17, food and sodas! Sign up at this link or just show up the day of. Bring a healthy competitive spirit because we have some serious players!
RoboOrg Post-Seminar Reception
Join us after Deanna Gates' RI Seminar in RoboLounge and adjoining Newell-Simon Hall 1507 to socialise with the speaker and other member's of the RI community. There will be food and drinks for all! PSRs are a good time to let off some steam, meet new people, have engaging conversations, learn new things and most [...]
RoboOrg Post-Seminar Reception
Join us after Alan Wagner's RI Seminar in RoboLounge and adjoining Newell-Simon Hall 1507 to socialise with the speaker and other member's of the RI community. There will be food and drinks for all! PSRs are a good time to let off some steam, meet new people, have engaging conversations, learn new things and most [...]
Robotics Institute Winter Party
All RI faculty, staff, students and visitors are invited to the Robotics Institute Winter Party!
HEBI Robotics Modular Robotics Workshop
Interested in learning how HEBI's modular robotics platform can dramatically reduce the time required to build custom robots? Want to learn more about the robotic system developed by one of Pittsburgh's exciting robotics start-ups? Take advantage of the opportunity to get hands-on time with HEBI's X-Series platform and instruction from HEBI engineers. At the workshop [...]
Carnegie Mellon University
AI Will Help Feed A Growing Planet
Video will be via Facebook Live on the CMU Facebook page. After the event has passed, the video will be here. By the year 2040, there will be more people on the planet than food to feed them. Researchers want to change that: a sustainable solution to the emerging world food crisis is sprouting in [...]
2018 National Robotics Week Celebration
The Robotics Institute will celebrate the eighth annual National Robotics Week on April 19 & 20 with lectures, project demonstrations, the annual Mobot (mobile robot) races, and a reception for RI affiliated people. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN REGISTER HERE If you have any specific questions about the National Robotics Week open house please email Debbie [...]
The 2018 Robotics Institute Semi-formal
Robotics Institute members and a guest are invited to join us for our annual semi-formal! Join us for an evening of music, fun, food and friends! Food and beverage will include: hot hors d'oeuvres, stations for carving, pasta, fruit, cheese, coffee and dessert and hosted non-alcoholic beverages. Cash bar. We will have a dj for [...]
RI Summer Scholars Poster Session Today at 3:30pm in the NSH Perlis Atrium
Come celebrate the contributions of the cohort members, mentors, program partners, and volunteers that make the program possible. Refreshments will be served.
2018 Robotics Institute Picnic
Attention: This events time was changed. The original time was 3pm to 7pm, the event is now occurring from 2pm to 6pm. If you had exported the event to add it to your calendar, please be sure to update the time in your calendar appropriately. Private Event: By Invitation Only SOCIALIZE, EAT, DRINK & [...]
Robotics Institute Faculty Social
All Robotics Institute faculty are invited to attend these informal team-building business/social events. Beverages and snacks will be provided.
Robotics Institute Winter Party
Please join us for some fun, food, beverages and conversation! All RI faculty, staff, students and visitors are invited to the Robotics Institute Winter Party! We apologize but due to space limitations in the Atrium we regretfully cannot include family or other non-RI guests.
2019 Robotics Institute Semi-formal
By invitation only: The 2019 Robotics Institute Semi-formal Robotics Institute members and a guest are invited to join us for our annual semi-formal! Join us for an evening of music, fun, food and friends! Food and beverage will include: hot hors d’oeuvres, stations for carving, pasta, fruit, cheese, coffee and dessert and hosted non-alcoholic beverages. [...]
2019 RI National Robotics Week Celebration
The Robotics Institute will celebrate the tenth annual National Robotics Week on April 11 & 12 with lectures, project demonstrations, the annual Mobot (mobile robot) races, and a reception for RI affiliated people. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN REGISTER HERE If you have any specific questions about the National Robotics Week open house please email Debbie [...]
Robotics Institute Faculty Retreat
More information to come.
DJI Visit & Demo
Really interested in aerial robotics? You are invited to meet members of the DJI technical team and human resources. This Friday, July 12th, Sam Wang (CMU MRSD '16) Robotics Software Engineer, DJI, will be giving a public demo and short talk. This visit is part of the 3rd annual DJI – CMU RISS aerial robotics [...]
CMU RISS – UBTECH Workshop
As part of the RISS-UBTECH Workshop, UBTECH will be doing a Public Demo & Company Overview this Friday. For more information contact: Rachel Burcin or Ziqi Guo
Carnegie Mellon University
Town Hall with RI Director and RI Graduate Students
Dr. Srinivasa Narasimhan, the Interim Director of The Robotics Institute, would like to meet all of RI’s graduate students. Please join him for a Town Hall meeting at 1pm in Rashid Auditorium on Friday Aug 30!
Robotics Institute Picnic
RI40: Past, Present, and Future
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 [...]
Soft Robotics challenges: Design, Fabrication, Control, and Motion Planning
Abstract: More and more robots of the future will be soft. A soft body can absorb impact forces from collisions with obstacles, making robots suitable for unpredictable environments and safe for human-robot interaction. However, widespread application of soft robotics in daily life, business, and consumer products have not yet been achieved, because established robotic technologies, [...]
Robotics Institute Administrative Staff Winter Tree Lunch
Please join us for our annual Robotics Institute Administrative Staff Winter Tree Decorating Lunch. A light lunch will be provided but staff-created treats will always be welcomed.
RI Winter Party
Robotics Institute Winter Party Please join us for some fun, food, beverages and conversation! All RI faculty, staff, students and visitors are invited to the Robotics Institute Winter Party! We apologize but due to space limitations in the Atrium we regretfully cannot include family or other non-RI guests.
POSTPONED – 2020 Robotics Institute Semi-formal
Due to uncertainty and developing conditions of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon has determined it best to postpone our planned RI Semi-formal activity on March 20, 2020. More information will be sent out once a new date has been selected. __________________POSTPONED _____________________ By invitation only: The 2020 Robotics Institute Semi-formal [...]
Teruko Yata Memorial Lecture
Leveraging Language and Video Demonstrations for Learning Robot Manipulation Skills and Enabling Closed-Loop Task Planning Humans have gradually developed language, mastered complex motor skills, created and utilized sophisticated tools. The act of conceptualization is fundamental to these abilities because it allows humans to mentally represent, summarize and abstract diverse knowledge and skills. By means of [...]
The Robotics Institute Semi-formal
All Robotics Institute faculty, students, visitors and staff are invited with to attend. One guest per person. RSVP required. Please check your emails for the e-vite and RSVP link. Please contact Debbie Tobin, dmz@cs.cmu.edu, with any questions.
Commencement Celebration
CMU Community Picnic
As shared during President Jahanian’s recent town hall discussions, the CMU Community Picnic is returning on May 18 (11:30 am to 1:30 pm). The Office of Human Resources, in partnership with Staff Council and the Office of the President, sponsors and organizes this yearly celebration as a thank you for the hard work and contributions [...]
TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics 2022
Matt Johnson-Roberson will be one of the featured speakers in TC Sessions: Robotics 2022 on Thursday, July 21. You can register and stream for free! From the TechCrunch event site: Where Minds Meet Machines: The Future of Robotics Rapid advances in robotics technology continue to change the way businesses compete — and how people work [...]
Argo Poster Session
Join us for an opportunity to see what Center students have been working on. Check out an Argo AI self-driving car in person, and grab some free appetizers, soft drinks, and Argo AI swag! All are welcome to attend.
Teruko Yata Memorial Lecture : Mobility and Manipulation Independence with Interface-Aware Robotics Intelligence
Dr. Brenna Argall is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Northwestern University. Her research lies at the intersection of robotics autonomy, machine learning and human rehabilitation. She is director of the assistive & rehabilitation robotics laboratory (argallab) at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC, [...]
RI Picnic
The RI Picnic will be held at the Vietnam Veteran's Pavilion @ Schenley Park on Overlook Drive, Tuesday, August 29, 1-7pm. SOCIALIZE, EAT, DRINK & BE MERRY! Receive this year's RI giveaway item; witness the exciting final rounds of the annual RI croquet tournament; enjoy lawn games right at our own pavilion area. Plan to spend some time at the [...]
Robotics Institute Winter Party
Please join us for some fun, food, beverages and conversation! All RI faculty, staff, students and visitors are invited to the Robotics Institute Winter Party! We apologize but due to space limitations in the Atrium we regretfully cannot include family or other non-RI guests.
2024 Robotics Institute National Robotics Week Celebration Tours and Demos
April 12 1:00 - 4:00 pm: PUBLIC SPACE ROBOTS Open to the public TANK the roboceptionist Newell-Simon Hall 3rd floor entry area Meet Marion (Tank) LeFleur, Newell-Simon’s Roboceptionist. He’ll be glad to see you! The goal of the project is to produce a robot helpmate that is useful, exhibits social competence, and remains compelling to [...]
Ice Cream Social
Join RISO at the Ice Cream Social robolounge @5-7 Wednesday September 4th Free Entry