Eight Carnegie Mellon University Ph.D. students have received the SoftBank Group–Arm Fellowship to support research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human collaboration. The post Eight Carnegie Mellon Students Named SoftBank Group–Arm Fellows appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
The Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute Summer Scholars program (RISS) has launched a partnership with the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) to create pathways for undergraduate researchers from Mexico to engage with robotics and artificial intelligence research. The collaboration with UdeG’s University Center of Exact Sciences and Engineering will enable two to five undergraduate Mexican researchers […]| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
The winningest team in DEF CON’sOpens in new window Capture-the-Flag (CTF) competition history, Carnegie Mellon UniversityOpens in new window’s Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP), won its fourth consecutive title, earning its ninth victory in the past 13 years. The post Carnegie Mellon’s hacking team wins fourth straight, record ninth overall DEF CON Capture-the-Flag title appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science will contribute to a newly launched National Science Foundation (NSF) AI Research Institute to develop artificial intelligence assistants capable of trustworthy, sensitive and context-aware interactions with people. The post Carnegie Mellon Joins NSF Effort to Build Trustworthy AI Assistants appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Robots may one day work alongside us in our homes, helping with chores like unloading the dishwasher. But before they can put the forks where they belong, robots need to learn how to open the drawer. To address this problem, researchers at the Robotics Institute (RI) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) created ArticuBot: a learned [...] The post Opening New Doors for Household Robotics appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Fusing artificial intelligence and imagination, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science have developed a tool that uses text prompts to help people — and even robots — bring ideas to life with Lego bricks.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
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Changliu Liu, associate professor at the Robotics Institute (RI) at Carnegie Mellon University, earned the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Robotics Outstanding Young Researcher Award “for significant and sustained contributions in intelligent robot control with provable safety and efficient human-robot collaboration in manufacturing, logistics, and autonomous driving." Liu received the award during the ceremony [...] The post Changliu Liu Earns IFAC Robotics Outstanding...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University faculty and students recently experienced something few ever have: weightlessness. Aboard a plane that follows an unusual flight path – steep climbs followed by dramatic dives – members of the Robotics Exploration Lab in CMU's Robotics Institute (RI) put their research through critical tests.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
After scoring a goal, soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will run to the sideline, leap into the air, spin 180 degrees, land with arms outstretched and shout “Siu.” When LeBron James hits a clutch shot, he celebrates with the “Silencer,” rhythmically stomping his feet while forcefully pushing down with his arms to quiet any question of […]| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Ishan Misra, who earned a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute in 2018, received a 2025 Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (PAMI) Young Researcher Award honorable mention at the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR). The honor recognizes early career researchers for distinguished contributions to computer vision. Misra, now a director [...] The post Robotics Alum Earns PAMI Young Researcher Honorable Mention appeared first on Robotics...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Every day, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handles tens of thousands of flights. Airspace traffic not only involves commercial planes, but helicopters, experimental lightcraft, freight carriers and an increasing number of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS). As air traffic density increases, so does the need for highly precise collision avoidance and traffic management systems to [...] The post ViSafe: Smarter Vision for Safer Skies appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mello...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Two sailors use small amphibious robots to perform real-time mapping and navigation around a lakeshore. In another exercise, sailors monitor a robot reconnaissance vehicle crawling through a maze. They reveal a simulated hazardous object in the field. These scenes aren’t from military training, but from a final training competition led by the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy (CMRA).| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Ioannis Gkioulekas, associate professor at the Robotics Institute in the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science, has received the 2025 Bodossaki Distinguished Young Scientist award in the field of Applied Sciences and Technologies: Artificial Intelligence. The Bodossaki Foundation recognizes contributions made to Greek society that align with their four strategic action pillars: promoting education, [...] The post Ioannis Gkioulekas Recognized as Bodossaki Distinguished Young S...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Jiaoyang Li, assistant professor at the Robotics Institute in Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, has earned the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Appleseed labs, a team from Carnegie Mellon University, received the Excellence in Regenerative Agriculture award at the 2025 Farm Robotics Challenge.Appleseed labs, a team within the Kantor Lab from Carnegie Mellon University, received the Excellence in Regenerative Agriculture award at the 2025 Farm Robotics Challenge.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
A team of 15 students from Carnegie Mellon University have won the 2025 Embedded Capture the Flag (eCTF) security competition, securing CMU's fourth straight win. The eCTF is a two-phase competition run by MITRE that challenges teams to design and submit a secure system and then analyze and attack other teams’ designs with the goal [...] The post CMU Scores Fourth Straight Victory At MITRE Cybersecurity Competition appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Andrea Bajcsy, assistant professor at the Robotics Institute in Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, has earned the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Trees, vegetation, rocks, unpredictable terrain and the lack of clearly-defined roads — or roads at all — won’t stop an autonomous, off-road vehicle developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute. As self-driving taxis, trucks and other vehicles pop up on city streets and highways, challenges remain for autonomous vehicles designed for mining, search [...] The post Taking Autonomous Driving Off-Road appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon Univ...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Researchers from the Human Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) and Robotics Institute (RI) at Carnegie Mellon University introduced a novel method for fabricating functional flat-to-shape objects using a computer-controlled sewing machine.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Robots with human-level dexterity have the potential to revolutionize object manipulation and reconstruction tasks, but achieving this level of dexterity comes with challenges, particularly when it comes to robots handling a wide variety of low-texture objects with high precision. To address this challenge and push the boundaries of current robotic tactile sensing, RI Ph.D student [...] The post Innovative Algorithm Enhances Robot Tracking for High-Precision Manipulation Tasks appeared firs...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Howie Choset, Kavčić-Moura Professor of Computer Science at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute has been elected as a 2024 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals. Choset is being recognized for “distinguished contributions to the field [...] The post Howie Choset Elected AAAS Fellow appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Vivian Shen, Robotics Institute Ph.D. student, emerged as the champion of the Carnegie Mellon University Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT). The internationally recognized competition, hosted by Carnegie Mellon Libraries, challenges Ph.D students from across the university to present their thesis in an accessible language in just three minutes.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
On Friday, March 7, the Textiles Lab at the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute, led by Associate Professor Jim McCann hosted a “Hard Textiles” lab jam. The lab jams show the unique ways textiles and technology interact, showcase the possible directions of future research and give the general public an opportunity to see inside the lab and hear directly from the researchers.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), created CHARCHA ( Computer Human Assessment for Recreating Characters with Human Actions), a secure and personalized verification protocol that allows an individual’s likeness to appear in generative video content.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
SCS faculty members Zhihao Jia and Deepak Pathak have received 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships. Two faculty members in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science will receive Sloan Research Fellowships in 2025. Deepak Pathak and Zhihao Jia are among the 126 early career researchers announced as fellows. More than a thousand researchers are nominated each [...] The post SCS Faculty Members Named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon Uni...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
An aerial rescue vehicle developed by a team of students and faculty advisors at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute AirLab will advance to the next stage of the GoAERO Competition. The Tartan Air Rescue team and its TRAAV-160 flyer was named a Stage 1 winner of the competition along with 10 other teams. Tartan [...] The post CMU’s AirLab Advances in GoAERO Competition appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Tairan He, second-year Ph.D. student at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute has been awarded the 2025-2026 NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship. He will receive the prestigious fellowship alongside just 9 other students selected from applicants worldwide. For 24 years, NVIDIA has invited Ph.D. students to submit their research proposals for consideration, with a particular emphasis on [...] The post RI Ph.D. Receives NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship appeared first on Robotics Institute Carn...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
An SCS researcher is using robotics to speed up e-waste recycling for flat-screen displays. A researcher from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science is using robotics to improve e-waste recycling. E-waste is one of the fastest-growing types of waste in the world, with an estimated 62 million tons produced in 2022 alone. [...] The post CMU Robot Works Inside E-Waste Recycling Facility appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
The Center for Machine Learning and Health (CMLH) at Carnegie Mellon University recently announced the 2024 Generative AI in Healthcare Fellows. This round, two Robotics Institute Ph.D. students, Angela Chen and Bardienus (Bart) Duisterhof, earned their place among the seven recipients. Chen and Duisterhof both utilize artificial intelligence (AI) in unique ways to expand their [...] The post Two RI Ph.D. Students Receive Generative AI in Healthcare Fellowship appeared first on Robotics Ins...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Robots deployed in the home carry immense potential to improve people’s quality of life. Robots for cleaning, companionship, security, healthcare needs, and more can travel through home environments and assist with a multitude of tasks, making human-robot interaction an area of particular interest to many roboticists. However, despite the convenience of in-home robots, there lies [...] The post Acoustic Awareness: ANAVI Framework Addresses Robot Noise Levels in the Home appeared first on Ro...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Sheng-Yu Wang, fifth-year Ph.D. at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute. Sheng-Yu Wang, fifth-year Ph.D. student at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute, has received a Google Fellowship for his work in data attribution for text-to-image models. Wang is advised by Jun-Yan Zhu, assistant professor at the Robotics Institute. The Google Ph.D. Fellowship [...] The post RI Ph.D. Awarded 2024 Google Fellowship appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Researchers from the Resilient Intelligent Systems Lab (RISLab) at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute and the National Robotics and Engineering Center (NREC) have received the Best Paper Award at the IEEE Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR) 2024 for their work titled Rapid quadrotor navigation in diverse environments using an onboard depth camera. SSRR hosts [...] The post CMU, NREC Researchers Earn Best Paper Award at SSRR 2024 appeared first on Roboti...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Takeo Kanade, professor of computer science and robotics at Carnegie Mellon University, has received the 2024 John Scott Award alongside two other world leaders in robotics research. The John Scott Award, established in 1815 by Scottish chemist and pharmacist John Scott to honor Benjamin Franklin, recognizes work that has reshaped the field of robotics and [...] The post Takeo Kanade Among 2024 John Scott Award Recipients appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
A research team at Carnegie Mellon teamed up with Meta FAIR, the University of California, Berkeley, Technical University Dresden in Germany and the Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop (CeTI) to propose NeuralFeels, a machine learning model that combines vision and touch sensing on a robot hand to reconstruct and track unseen objects. Traditional sensing [...] The post CMU and Partners Redefine Robotic Perception with NeuralFeels appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie ...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
The framework allows the robot to create photorealistic scene representations in low-light environments. Robots lift heavy loads in warehouses, deliver meals to diners, and even tackle housework. However, a lot of robotic work goes unseen – quite literally. Robots and autonomous vehicles are routinely deployed for critical tasks such as exploration, inspection, transportation, [...] The post CMU Researchers Illuminate New Horizons in Low-Light Robotic Exploration appeared first on Robotic...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
2026 MRSD Swartz Fellows Abhishek Mathur and Gweneth Ge. MRSD students have many things in common. Hardworking, intelligent, and driven, students in the program continually stand out in their projects and industry knowledge that they apply both within and after their time in graduate school. However, several MRSD students share another thing in [...] The post MRSD Students Stand Out as Top Swartz Fellowship Recipients appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Jun-Yan Zhu, an Assistant Professor at the Robotics Institute in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science, has been selected as a 2024 Samsung AI Researcher of the Year. Samsung’s AI Researcher of the Year program recognizes five promising researchers under 35 who have made outstanding contributions to artificial intelligence research. The recipients receive $30,000 [...] The post Jun-Yan Zhu Named Samsung AI Researcher of the Year appeared first on Robotics Institute Carne...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Team Chiron, a collaboration between researchers from CMU and the University of Pittsburgh, will compete in the second round of DARPA's Triage Challenge. Team Chiron, a collaboration between researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, will compete in the second round of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Triage Challenge. [...] The post CMU, Pitt Researchers Move Forward in Three-Year, $7M DARPA Triage Challenge appeared first on Robotic...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Greg Armstrong (manager) and Leonardo Mouta (student worker) calibrate robots in the AI Maker Space. At the Carnegie Mellon University AI Maker Space, interdisciplinary collaboration thrives. Here, a biology student might work alongside a computer science major, while across the room, a business student brainstorms with an artist. The only prerequisite? Curiosity. In [...] The post Interdisciplinary Collaboration: A Look Into The AI Maker Space appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Me...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
What if the future of energy could be as limitless as the stars? As nuclear fission powers today's reactors, researchers are looking toward nuclear fusion as a cleaner, safer, and long-lasting source of energy. Nuclear power plants are largely considered as one of the most reliable sources of energy. Inside the plants, reactors use fission [...] The post AI Meets Fusion: CMU, Princeton Join Forces to Pursue Clean, Abundant Power appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Many people learn how to ride a bike at some point in their lives. When children are learning, adults can only guide them to a certain point. A large portion of developing this new skill depends on independent trial and error from the child. After days of practice, and perhaps a fall or two, children [...] The post Innovative Framework Drives Autonomous Learning and Task Mastery appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
On Wednesday, Sept. 18, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai traveled to Carnegie Mellon University to tour research labs, talk with faculty and students about emerging technologies and officially kick off the first President’s Lecture Series event of the new academic year. Pichai’s whirlwind visit concluded in the newly constructed Highmark Center for Health and Wellness, [...] The post Google CEO Sundar Pichai Launches the 2024-25 President’s Lecture Series at Carnegie Mellon appear...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Robotics Institute Raj Reddy Assistant Professor Deepak Pathak was named to MIT Technology Review’s list of 35 Innovators Under 35 for his work in self-supervised and adaptive robot learning. MIT’s list highlights emerging leaders who are using technology to tackle crucial problems we face as a society and exploring open scientific questions. Pathak works in [...] The post Deepak Pathak Named to MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35 List appeared first on Robotics Institute Carneg...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Neural Motion Planning helps improve how robots react in new environments and perform tasks like removing a book from a shelf cluttered with other items. Humans can grab a book from a shelf with little obvious thought. But it's a complex process for the brain that involves planning and navigating around obstacles, like [...] The post Robots Use Neural Motion Planning To Navigate Challenging Obstacles in Unfamiliar Environments appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Twenty high school students gathered in huddles across a classroom, each hunched over a computer or fiddling with a small tri-legged robot. In one corner, students attempted to make the robot walk forward, laughing as it fell down after the first few steps. The students were eagerly preparing for the Feiyue Robotics Program showcase, held [...] The post High Schoolers Bring Robots to Life at CMU Feiyue Program appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Motor impairments currently affect about 5 million people in the United States. Physically assistive robots not only have the potential to help these individuals with daily tasks, they can significantly increase independence, well-being, and quality of life. Large Language Models (LLMs) that can both comprehend and generate human language and code have been crucial to [...] The post VoicePilot Framework Enhances Communication Between Humans and Physically Assistive Robots appeared first on ...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
For a few hours on a Friday afternoon, a shrine stood in a lab at the end of a first-floor corridor in Wean Hall. Inside a nearly 9-foot tent, people solved four different puzzles to reveal words that they presented as offerings to automation and craft. One of those puzzles — and arguably the most [...] The post CMU Students, Faculty Go Big During Robotics Institute’s Annual Textile Jam appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
The robot arm autonomously identifies an optimal stalk and follows a motion sequence to position the stalk inside the gripper. Corn is one of the most essential ingredients in global industry and agriculture. From tortillas, to ethanol, to starch, to alcohol, the plant remains a pillar in several production processes. Measuring the vitality [...] The post Smart Sensing: CMU Researchers Develop Robotic Platform to Boost Corn Crop Health appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon Univ...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Every second matters to emergency medical teams as they approach a mass casualty event and identify who needs immediate treatment. Breakthroughs in medical triage using robotics, artificial intelligence, drones and advanced sensing could save lives by directing medical personnel to people most in need of treatment. Team Chiron, made up of researchers from Carnegie Mellon [...] The post CMU, Pitt Researchers Compete in Three-Year, $7M DARPA Triage Challenge appeared first on Robotics Institute...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
From the hallways of hospitals to the farthest reaches of outer space, robots are transforming the way we interact with our world. In her new book “Robots,” Henny Admoni, associate professor at the Robotics Institute, takes young readers on a literary journey through the multiple ways robots can assist humans and shape our future. Neon [...] The post Henny Admoni Releases New Children’s Book appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Yuichi Hirose has a dream — a dream that someday everyone will have access to a machine capable of knitting furniture. This machine wouldn't just knit the furniture's exterior fabric, but would use knitting to fashion solid three-dimensional chairs, tables and other objects. Tired of that love seat? Just unravel it and reuse the yarn [...] The post Watch Out IKEA: CMU Researchers Eye Knitted Furniture appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Robotics Institute researchers have developed a new method for autonomous aerial robot exploration and multirobot coordination inside abandoned buildings that could help first responders gather information and make better-informed decisions after a disaster. An estimated 100 earthquakes worldwide cause damage each year. This damage includes collapsed buildings, downed electrical lines and more. For first responders, [...] The post Autonomous Aerial Robots Communicate, Prioritize Rooms in Mu...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon systems scientist Ji Zhang has received the prestigious Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) 2024 Test of Time Award for his work on LOAM: Lidar Odometry and Mapping in Real-Time. RSS introduced the Test of Time Award to acknowledge papers published at least ten years ago that had the greatest impact on robotics design [...] The post Ji Zhang Receives 2024 Test of Time Award appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Computer science PhD student Bailey Miller and co-authors Hanyu Chen, Alice Lai, and Ioannis Gkioulekas have received an honorable mention for best student paper at the 2024 IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, held in Seattle, Washington. Their paper, titled, “Objects as volumes: A stochastic geometry view of opaque solids,” develops a theory [...] The post Miller and co-authors receive award at CVPR 2024 appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon Univers...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
A research group at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute will soon host the CMU Vision-Language-Autonomy Challenge, bringing researchers together at the intersection of computer vision, natural language understanding, and navigation autonomy. The challenge aims to progress computer vision and AI-research in real-world systems. The team has created an award-winning navigation autonomy system over the last [...] The post Research Group to Host CMU Vision-Language-Autonomy Challenge a...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
It's spring on the Carnegie Mellon University campus, and students divided into teams focused on communications, guidance navigation and control (GNC), and vision have their heads together trying to simulate how a satellite collects and transmits usable images. Across the room, their peers on the avionics team have laid out rows of circuit boards and [...] The post CMU Class Builds Satellite Bound for Earth’s Orbit appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
SCS Founders University Professor Takeo Kanade will receive the BBVA (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria) Foundation's Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information and Communication Technologies for developing the mathematical foundations for computer vision and robot perception. Learn more and watch the livestream of the presentation ceremony from Bilbao, Spain via the BBVA Foundation's website on Thursday, [...] The post Takeo Kanade to Receive Frontiers of Knowledge Award appeared first on Rob...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Researchers at the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute have introduced a learning-based control framework called Agile But Safe (ABS). The framework– developed and programmed by Tairan He, Chong Zhang, Wenli Xiao, Guanqi He, Changliu Liu, Guanya Shi– enables quadrupedal robots to move in a collision-free manner in confined indoor and outdoor environments. When programmed with ABS, [...] The post Swift and Secure: CMU Researchers Develop Collision-Free, High-Speed Robots appeared first on R...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute (RI) have developed a robotic system that interactively co-paints with people. Collaborative FRIDA (CoFRIDA) can work with users of any artistic ability, inviting collaboration to create art in the real world. "It's like the drawing equivalent of a writing prompt," said Jim McCann, an associate RI professor who [...] The post RI Research Brings Together Humans, Robots and Generative AI To Create Art appeared first on Robotics Inst...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University researchers from its Robotics Institute (RI) and College of Engineering are packing up fossil-inspired paleobionics, robotic hands and autonomous aerial vehicles to demonstrate to members of Congress and their staff at “Robotics for a Better Tomorrow: Robotics Showcase and Demo Day,” in Washington, D.C. on April 30. Over 30 researchers from federal agencies, industry [...] The post CMU Researchers, Robots Head To Nation’s Capital for Robotics Showcase appear...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
The brown haze that settled over Pittsburgh and other U.S. cities last summer was merely an irritant to most residents, but for researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute (RI), it was a reminder of why they are developing drones to help fight wildfires. The smoke was generated by record-breaking wildfires in Canada. Over the [...] The post Robotics Institute Developing Drones To Fight Wildfires appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Kshitij Goel, a Ph.D. student in the Robotics Institute, was awarded the 2024 Alan J. Perlis Graduate Teaching Award by Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science (SCS) for outstanding work in redesigning and teaching Mobile Robot Algorithms Laboratory (MRAL), general excellence in teaching and student interaction, and dedication towards improving all courses in which [...] The post Kshitij Goel Wins 2024 Alan J. Perlis Graduate Student Teaching Award appeared first on Robotics...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
David Held, an associate professor in Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute, is one of two CMU faculty members selected to lead teams receiving Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) funding from the Department of Defense (DoD). Created in 1985, the highly competitive MURI program provides important funding to teams pursuing basic research spanning multiple scientific disciplines with the goal of [...] The post Held Receives MURI Award To Help Robots Solve Probl...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University researchers teamed up with scientists at NASA to develop a robot capable of searching underwater oceans on distant planets for signs of life. NASA's Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) is a self-propelled, autonomous, snake-like robot inspired by a desire to one day look for signs of life in the vast ocean beneath [...] The post CMU Researchers Contribute to NASA’s Autonomous Robot Snake appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
The CMU team is monitoring four small satellites as they communicate with each other, determining where they are relative to one another and autonomously maneuvering to stay within communication range. The satellites have no propulsion systems but can change their orbital positions by adjusting their orientation in flight to increase or decrease drag. These maneuvers [...] The post CMU To Send Group of Satellites Into Orbit To Test Low-Cost Autonomous Swarming appeared first on Robotics Insti...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute are developing a modular robot that can creep inside natural gas pipelines to map where pipes are, detect decrepit or leaking pipes, and, when necessary, repair the pipe by applying a resin coating along its inner wall. "We don't even know where all the old pipes are," said [...] The post CMU Robotics Institute Develops System To Detect and Fix Problems in Gas Pipelines appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A bright dome of light pierced the night. As the light grew brighter and larger, it rose into the sky, taking the shape of a rocket dashing into space, a trail of exhaust left to mark its path. "Liftoff," shouted Zach Muraskin, a senior studying physics at Carnegie Mellon [...] The post Carnegie Mellon University Payloads Iris, MoonArk Launch as Part of Historic Lunar Mission appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Congratulations to Changliu Liu for receiving the 2023 ARM Champion Award! The ARM Champion Award Program is an effort to recognize members of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute who go above and beyond. Changliu has made a substantial impact to ARM through her work in robot safety. The ultimate goal of my research is [...] The post Changliu Liu Receives Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Champion Award appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Artur Dubrawski, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award to complete a project with the Łukasiewicz Research Network at the Poznań Institute of Technology in Poland. The project aims to exchange knowledge and establish partnerships benefiting participants, institutions and communities both in the U.S. and [...] The post Dubrawski Receives Fulbright Specialist Award appeared first on Robotics Institute Carneg...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Can AI match humans for artistic creativity? Rad Yeo explores the 'creep' of generative AI, from performing a ChatGPT written comedy routine to portrait painting robots. If it can, what does it mean for humanity? That is the question posed in the new documentary from ABC Australia featuring the work of Peter Schaldenbrand, Jim McCann [...] The post AI vs Human: The Creativity Experiment appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Akhil Padmanabha knows about itching. His chronic itching caused by severe eczema was so debilitating that he was hospitalized twice and had to be home-schooled during most of his high school years. Itch so impacted his life that, as an undergraduate, he contemplated becoming a psychologist so he could help chronically ill teens facing similar [...] The post CMU Sensor Objectively Measures Scratching Intensity appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science (SCS) has launched a new undergraduate degree to educate and train the next generation of roboticists needed for the growing field. The Bachelor of Science in Robotics will fuse the school's rigorous computer science curriculum with the university's world-renowned work in robots, computer vision and artificial intelligence through [...] The post New Bachelor of Science in Robotics Program Launched! appeared first on Robotics Institute Ca...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Most people take getting dressed for granted. But data from the National Center for Health Statistics reveals that 92% of nursing facility residents and at-home care patients require assistance with dressing. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute (RI) see a future where robots can help with this need and are working to make it [...] The post CMU Robot Puts on Shirts One Sleeve at a Time appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Update: Congratulations to Zakia on winning in the AI in Research - AI Researcher of the Year category! Zakia Hammal, a systems scientist in Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute and an assistant research professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Women in AI Awards North America [...] The post Zakia Hammal Named Finalist for AI Researcher of the Year for the Women in AI Awards appeared first on Robotics Institute Carne...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
CMU, Meta AI Researchers Develop Robotic Learning Agent That Can Master Multiple Skills RoboAgent can complete 12 manipulation skills across differing scenes. This research points toward a robotic learning platform adaptable to changing environments. Humans are social creatures and learn from each other, even from a young age. Infants keenly observe their parents, siblings or [...] The post Parenting a 3-Year-Old Robot appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
CMU's Autonomous Exploration Research Team has developed a suite of robotic systems and planners enabling robots to explore more quickly, probe the darkest corners of unknown environments, and create more accurate and detailed maps — all without human help. A research group in Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute is creating the next generation [...] The post Enabling Autonomous Exploration appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Researchers at CMU and the Israel Institute of Technology’s Technion have created 3D sensors that capture micron-scale depth detail, like the raised height of Washington’s head on a U.S. quarter. Ever wonder what the raised height of Washington's head is on a U.S. quarter? Or the thickness of different inks on a chocolate bar wrapper? [...] The post SCS Researchers Build New Generation of 3D Sensors With Micrometer-Scale Resolution appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon Univ...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Dynamic Light Field Network (DyLiN) accommodates dynamic scene deformations, such as in avatar animation, where facial expressions can be used as controllable input attributes. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Fujitsu have developed a new method to convert 2D images to a 3D structure. The work, led by Laszlo A. Jeni’s CUBE Lab in the [...] The post CMU Collaborates with Fujitsu Researchers on Breakthrough in Dynamic 3D Structure Representation appeared first on Robotics Insti...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Congratulations to members of Changliu Liu's Intelligent Control Lab Alvin Shek, Bo Ying Su and Rui Chen for winning the 2023 ICRA Outstanding Interaction Paper Award! The paper "Learning from Physical Human Feedback: An Object-Centric One-Shot Adaptation Method" received the 2023 ICRA Outstanding Interaction Paper award. For robots to be effectively deployed in novel environments [...] The post ICRA Outstanding Interaction Paper Award appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon Univ...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Congratulations to Wennie Tabib, Kshitij Goel, John Yao, Curtis Boirum, and Nathan Michael for receiving an honorable mention for the IEEE T-RO King-Sun Fu Memorial Best Paper Award at the 2023 RAS Award Ceremony in London, UK! This award is for their work "Autonomous Cave Surveying with an Aerial Robot", which presents an exploration method [...] The post RISLab Receives Honorable Mention for IEEE T-RO King-Sun Fu Memorial Best Paper Award appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
The qualities that make a knitted sweater comfortable and easy to wear are the same things that might allow robots to better interact with humans. RobotSweater, developed by a research team from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute, is a machine-knitted textile "skin" that can sense contact and pressure. "We can use that to make the [...] The post Sweater-Wrapped Robots Can Feel and React to Human Touch appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Congratulations to this year's National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Recipients from the Robotics Institute! Rohan Choudhury Siva Kailas Seth Karten Winnie Kuang Gabrielle Ohlson Jinhyung Park Neehar Peri Fausto Vega From NSF: The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the [...] The post Congratulations to our 2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipients appeared first on Robotic...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Howie Choset has been named the 2023 Inventor of the Year by the Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association (PIPLA). The award is given to a scientist whose patented developments have been economically significant and/or made positive contributions to society. PIPLA is one of the nation’s oldest organizations dedicated to fostering collegial exchanges regarding the nuances [...] The post Howie Choset named the 2023 Inventor of the Year by the Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Assoc...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Artificial intelligence tools have increasingly aided emergency managers, public health officials and other professionals tasked with making critical and timely decisions that directly impact society. During disasters, AI can help efficiently direct and allocate resources. Likewise, AI tools help public health officials, community workers and clinics better target interventions to improve health outcomes. The advancement [...] The post Carnegie Mellon Leads NSF AI Institute for Societal Dec...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
One day recently, on a table in Jean Oh’s lab in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, a robot arm was busy at a canvas. Slowly, as if the air were viscous, it dipped a brush into a pool of light gray paint on a palette, swung around and stroked the canvas, leaving an inch-long [...] The post Can Artistry Be Built Into a Machine? appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One day after NASA announced the crew that'll return to the moon on an orbital flight comes a big announcement from Carnegie Mellon University. CMU says it has finalized plans to put a rover on the moon. When it comes to lunar rovers, America's been there and done that. The Apollo missions [...] The post CMU Finalizes Plans to Put Rover on the Moon appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Service Award Recipient A. Nico Habermann Educational Service Award: Greg Armstrong - Senior Research Technician/AI Maker Space Manager, RI Staff Recognition Award Recipient Sustained Excellence: Brian Staszel, RI "...always does an extraordinary job...actions help RI achieve excellence every single day...creator and keeper of...excellence...the George Lucas of robotics video...so fortunate to have him." The post Congratulations Greg Armstrong and Brian Staszel – recipients of 2023 SCS Fou...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Alan Guisewite, an operations assistant in the Robotics Institute for 40 years, died earlier this month. He was 74. His official title was operations assistant. But between his technical capabilities, institutional memory and seemingly comprehensive knowledge of building materials, Alan Guisewite was a veritable Swiss Army knife in the Robotics Institute for 40 years. [...] The post Obituary: Alan Guisewite Was a Robotics Institute Factotum appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mel...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Robots in Carnegie Mellon University's Newell-Simon Hall can explore the moon, slither across the ground, crawl down pipes, and drive autonomously through deserts and cities. With the building's latest inhabitant, CMU researchers are putting autonomy to work on ice. A student team from Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute (RI), dubbed AI on Ice, has partnered with [...] The post MRSD Team Pairs With Penguins on Autonomous Zamboni Machine appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon Un...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Exciting new work from the R-Pad Lab's Wenxuan Zhou and David Held features a simple gripper that can solve more complex manipulation tasks if it can utilize the external environment such as pushing the object against the table or a vertical wall, known as "Extrinsic Dexterity." From the researchers: A simple gripper can solve more [...] The post Learning to Grasp the Ungraspable with Emergent Extrinsic Dexterity appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Congratulations to the authors Kshitij Goel, Yves Georgy Daoud, Nathan Michael, and Wennie Tabib for their Best Paper Award at the IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR) 2022. Their paper "Hierarchical Collision Avoidance for Adaptive-Speed Multirotor Tele-Operation" was selected out of 56 accepted papers. The post RISLab Wins SSRR 2022 Best Paper Award appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
This little robot can go almost anywhere. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science and the University of California, Berkeley, have designed a robotic system that enables a low-cost and relatively small legged robot to climb and descend stairs nearly its height; traverse rocky, slippery, uneven, steep and varied terrain; walk across gaps; [...] The post A Low-Cost Robot Ready for Any Obstacle appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
It's not Beethoven, Bruno Mars or even the Beatles, but students from across Carnegie Mellon University assembled quite a band this summer. The students came from the School of Computer Science's Robotics Institute; the Entertainment Technology Center; the School of Music; and the Integrative Design, Arts and Technology Network (IDeATe). Their instruments were made of [...] The post Stretching Sound appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Research from Carnegie Mellon University took home top honors at the 2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) last month. The ICRA is among the largest and most prestigious robotics conferences. More than 3,000 papers were submitted to the conference and about 1,500 were presented. Students, faculty and staff from the School [...] The post CMU Research Earns Top Honors at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation appeared first on Robotics Ins...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
TartanDrive Dataset Likely Largest for Off-Road Environments Byron Spice CMU researchers took an ATV on wild rides to gather data that could be used to train self-driving vehicles to drive off road in the future. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University took an all-terrain vehicle on wild rides through tall grass, loose gravel [...] The post Roboticists Go Off Road To Compile Data That Could Train Self-Driving ATVs appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Aaron Aupperlee Robotics Institute researchers have developed an algorithmic planner that helps delegate tasks to humans and robots. As robots increasingly join people on the factory floor, in warehouses and elsewhere on the job, dividing up who will do which tasks grows in complexity and importance. People are better suited for some tasks, [...] The post CMU Researchers Develop Algorithm To Divvy Up Tasks for Human-Robot Teams appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Howie Choset is a Professor of Robotics where he serves as the co-director, along with Matt Travers, of the Biorobotics Lab. Choset's research program has made contributions to strategically significant problems in surgery, manufacturing, on-orbit maintenance, recycling and search and rescue. His work is most famous for its snake robots and other biologically inspired systems [...] The post 2022 Doherty Award Recipient Howie Choset Kavčić-Moura Professor of Computer Science appeared first o...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
As their rovers explore unknown terrain on the moon's surface, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University will watch from the familiar confines of campus, nearly 240,000 miles away. CMU’s Moonshot Mission Control, a new command center in the School of Computer Science's Gates Center for Computer Science, will provide state-of-the-art equipment to the crews of the [...] The post CMU Building Moonshot Mission Control for Upcoming Lunar Exploration appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie ...| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Megan Harris Tuesday, March 8, 2022Print this page. Congressman Mike Doyle toured the Girls of Steel's practice field at CMU's Bakery Square facility on Saturday, March 5. He paused to pose with the team in a Rosie the Riveter salute. It's two weeks until the competition, and 17-year-old Ella Maier is ecstatic her robot can [...] The post Girls of Steel Showcase Projects for U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.| Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University