Special Events
Sam Wang
Robotics Software Engineer, DJI

DJI Visit & Demo

Gates Hillman Centers 3rd Floor Patio

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 [...]

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CMU RISS – UBTECH Workshop

3305 Newell-Simon Hall

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

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U.A. and Helen Whitaker Professor of Robotics
Robotics Institute,
Carnegie Mellon University

Town Hall with RI Director and RI Graduate Students

Rashid Auditorium 4401

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!

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RI40: Past, Present, and Future

Gates-Hillman Center 4401

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 [...]

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Ming Luo
Stanford University
Mechanical Engineering Department, Stanford University

Soft Robotics challenges: Design, Fabrication, Control, and Motion Planning

Gates-Hillman Center 8102

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, [...]

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Robotics Institute Administrative Staff Winter Tree Lunch

Newell-Simon Hall 4201

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.

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RI Winter Party

Newell-Simon Hall Perlis Atrium

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.