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Carnegie Mellon Educational Software Slated for Pilot Project in Zambia
Finalist in Global Learning XPRIZE Lets Kids Teach Themselves Reading, Writing, Math PITTSBURGH—RoboTutor LLC, a team based at Carnegie Mellon University that was a finalist in the $15 million Global Learning XPRIZE, has announced that its educational apps will be used to teach[...]
RI in the News: Universities driving robotics research and development
Researchers at multiple universities are developing and researchering potential uses for robots in industries such as inspection, medical, and automotive. By Tanya M. Anandan Robotic Industries Association (RIA) and Robotics Online April 26, 2019 Courtesy: Carnegie Mellon University/RIA Several universities are driving robotics research and[...]
Girls of Steel Preparing for FIRST Robotics Finals Competition
Team brings home two awards from Greater Pittsburgh Regional Girls of Steel 2019 The Girls of Steel, a robotics team sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University’s Field Robotics Center, won two awards at the FIRST Robotics Competition Greater Pittsburgh Regional, qualifying the team and[...]
Smell Something, Say Something: Carnegie Mellon and Seventh Generation Partner to Take Action Against Air Pollution with “Smell MyCity” App
Smell MyCity app leverages data and technology to empower citizens to track air pollution in their communities and become advocates for better air quality BURLINGTON, VT / LOUISVILLE, KY – March 28, 2019 – Seventh Generation, a leading household and personal care products company and[...]
NPR Story: After TMI Accident In ’79, This CMU Team Pitched A Novel Idea For Cleanup: Use Robots
Amy Sisk of Pittsburgh's NPR Station WESA, for State Impact Pennsylvania, produced a 4 minute piece featuring the voices of Red Whittaker, John Bares, Chuck Whittaker and Mike Pavelek. It tells the story that begins with the Three Mile Island accident in 1979 and the[...]
Choset To Receive Engelberger Robotics Award
Honor Recognizes Excellence in Robotics, Service to Humankind Byron Spice Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Howie Choset, the Kavčić-Moura Professor of Computer Science, will receive the 2019 Engelberger Robotics Award for Education. Howie Choset, the Kavčić-Moura Professor of Computer Science, will receive the prestigious[...]