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Why the New Director of the CMU Robotics Institute Thinks a Self-Driving Sea Change Is Underway
Ground Truth Autonomy By Andrew Lewis | January 18, 2022 | 7 min. read “Ironically, I don’t really drive,” admits the man who has spent his entire career working on self-driving vehicles. “I ride my bike everywhere.” Matt Johnson-Roberson’s little secret may at first seem[...]
CMU-Led Research Team Selected to Develop Robotics Technology to Service Satellites, Build Structures in Orbit
By Aaron Aupperlee Photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman.SCS researchers will head a consortium to develop ways to robotically inspect, maintain and manufacture satellites and other structures in orbit, much like Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle is using its robotic arm to attach a service[...]
The Robotics Project, the Looking Back to Move Forward
As part of The Robotics Project, the Looking Back to Move Forward | A Re:collection of Robotics at Carnegie Mellon exhibition is open on the first floor of Hunt Library. Through more than 40 robots and artifacts, the exhibition explores past projects from a variety[...]
Keenan Crane among SCS Faculty to Receive Endowed Professorships
Keenan Crane, Jodi Forlizzi, Jian Ma and Lining Yao have all recently earned endowed professorships in SCS. Four School of Computer Science professors recently received endowed faculty chairs in recognition of their work and to support further research. Keenan Crane received the inaugural[...]
Girls of Steel receive $10,000 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grant
Girls of Steel, a FIRST Robotics Competition team at CMU, recently received a $10,000 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grant to create BuzzBand, a wearable fitness device designed for youth with autism who are facing sensory, physical and emotional challenges associated with exercise. Girls of Steel is one[...]
CMU’s Iris Rover Secured to Lunar Lander
Carnegie Mellon University's Iris rover is bolted in and ready for its journey to the moon. The tiny rover passed a huge milestone on Wednesday, Dec. 1, when it was secured to one of the payload decks of Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander, which will deliver[...]