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Robots Learning To Pick Things Up As Babies Do
Babies learn about their world by pushing and poking objects, putting them in their mouths and throwing them. Carnegie Mellon University scientists are taking a similar approach to teach robots how to recognize and grasp objects around them. Manipulation remains a major challenge for robots[...]
Carnegie Mellon To Lead $250 Million Advanced Robotics Venture
An independent institute founded by Carnegie Mellon University will receive more than $250 million to launch an advanced robotics manufacturing institute in Pittsburgh, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Jan. 13. The Department of Defense awarded the public-private Manufacturing USA institute to American Robot, a[...]
CMU Robotics center to focus on practical application
WASHINGTON — Seventeen years after LTV Steel closed its Hazelwood operation, its site is being prepared for new life as a catalyst for the region’s — and the nation’s — next big industrial revolution. A new nonprofit offshoot of Carnegie Mellon University is in negotiations[...]
Choset, Veloso Help Launch Science Robotics
Howie Choset, professor of robotics, and Manuela Veloso, head of the Machine Learning Department, are two of eight founding editorial board members of Science Robotics, the latest member of the Science family of journals. The journal’s inaugural issue, published on Dec. 6, included a review[...]
Facebook to Acquire CMU Facial Analysis Spinoff
Facebook has agreed to acquire Faciometrics, a spinoff from Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute that develops facial analysis software for mobile applications. “Now, we’re taking a big step forward by joining the team at Facebook, where we’ll be able to advance our work at an[...]
Kanade Receives 2016 Kyoto Prize for Advanced Technology
Takeo Kanade, the U.A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor of Robotics and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, received the prestigious 2016 Kyoto Prize for Advanced Technology, Nov. 10 in a ceremony in Kyoto, Japan. The international award is presented by the Inamori Foundation to[...]