Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.07
July 26, 2023
…Pittsburgh Robotics Network represents the companies and leaders who make up the Pittsburgh robotics ecosystem, which is anchored by Carnegie Mellon University and driven by 130+ robotics organizations, including the world’s leaders in autonomous vehicle development. The organization said its mission is to accelerate the adoption of robotics by bridging this large and dynamic community and the world. The PRN make connections, expands collective knowledge, and works to positively influence the advancement of robotic and artificial intelligence.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.05
December 20, 2021
…and computer engineering with a focus in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University. Fritz Morgan In the 1990s, Morgan made key contributions both technically and as an executive leader at Color Kinetics, which claimed to sparked the shift to LEDs that has transformed the $100 billion global lighting industry. He helped lead that company in scaling globally and going public. Prior to joining Alert Innovation, Morgan served as executive vice president and chief technology officer at DEKA Research and Development Corp., where he led a team of 800 engineers developing and commercializing cutting-edge technologies encompassing a vast array of engineering and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.83
June 21, 2022
…above. These programs are provided by the following organizations: Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy Clover Park Technical College Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) Horizon Science Academy Columbus High School (HSA) The Fortress Academy The National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) The University of Maryland—Maryland Robotics Center The University of Washington Universal Robots Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech) Wichita State University, Department of Engineering Technology Endorsed programs are highlighted on RoboticsCareer.org, which has more than 14,000 programs from across the U.S., as well as U.S territories. It includes programs ranging from high-school STEM (science, technology,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.66
February 07, 2022
…that graduates hold upon successful completion of the programs. Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy: The CMRA SMART Robotic Technician I program is grounded in actual applications, and students learn through discovery and hands-on modules. The curriculum is adaptable for both high school and entry-level industry employees. The training program for teachers that implement the SMART program is best-in-class and ensures that teachers remain current in these technologies. Clover Park Technical College: This program aimed at assisting industry by providing a knowledgeable workforce that can bring new ideas to fruition. The Mechatronics Engineering and Technology program attracts students to industry and prepares…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.53
April 22, 2022
…workforce.” Shelton and Jonathan Hurst, two robotics Ph.D.s from Carnegie Mellon University, met as graduate students and founded the company seven years ago. Agility Robotics designs Digit for flexibility Despite the conventional wisdom that many industry problems have been addressed by automation, most robotics technologies today are purpose-built for single tasks, making them inflexible, expensive, and quickly obsolete, said Agility Robotics. By contrast, the company's legged robots are built to be versatile, cost-effective, non-threatening, and durable helpers to people, wrote Hurst, chief technology officer at Agility, in a recent blog post. The humanoids are built, not for dancing, but for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.21
September 21, 2022
…robotics capital of the world.” It is anchored by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and includes more than 130 robotics organizations, including leading autonomous vehicle developers. The PRN said its mission is to accelerate the adoption of automation by connecting this large and dynamic community to the world. The organization helps individuals, academic and research institutions, and businesses connect. It also works to expand collective knowledge and aid in the advancement of robotics and artificial intelligence. Discovery Day 2022 includes three zones “We're pulling back the curtain on the robotics industry in Pittsburgh,” Reed told Robotics 24/7. “This PRN-originated event goes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.05
March 28, 2022
…Jorgen Pedersen in 2001 as a spin out of Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center. It has more than 100 employees in its offices along Pittsburgh’s Robotics Row. Pedersen will become Sarcos’ Chief Operating Officer after the combination is complete, and all employees will be retained, according to Sarcos. “The RE2 team is looking forward to joining Sarcos and accelerating the development and adoption of intelligent robotic systems,” said Pedersen. “Across the globe, robotic technologies are changing the way workers perform complex, often dangerous tasks, particularly during a time of widespread skilled labor shortages. By combining our organizations, Sarcos…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.04
October 30, 2023
…more than 130 exhibitors, including Aurora, Agility Robotics, and Carnegie Mellon University. Partnerships among the Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Collaborative, the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Innovation Works, and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission are supporting the Pittsburgh Robotics Discovery Day. The PRN said it expects this year’s event to draw thousands of attendees to experience live demonstrations of the technologies “changing the way we live, move, and work.” They can also meet the people making them possible, learn about various ways to get into the field—from traditional degrees to new training programs – and connect with community organizations “elevating the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.60
February 13, 2017
…and Peter Rander, company COO. Both are alumni of Carnegie Mellon National Robotics Engineering Center and former leaders on the self-driving car teams of Google and Uber, respectively. “The next decade will be defined by the automation of the automobile, and autonomous vehicles will have as significant an impact on society as Ford’s moving assembly line did 100 years ago,” said Ford President and CEO Mark Fields. “Autonomous vehicles will have as significant an impact on society as Ford’s moving assembly line did 100 years ago”Mark Fields, Ford President & CEO “As Ford expands to be an auto and a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.54
July 16, 2021
…prediction, and feedback control for safe human-robot interaction,” said Zackory Erickson, an assistant professor in The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. “This research could potentially be applied to a wide variety of assistive robotics scenarios, towards the ultimate goal of enabling robots to provide safer physical assistance to people with disabilities.” Li wrote the paper alongside CSAIL postdoctoral student Nadia Figueroa, MIT Ph.D. student Ankit Shah, and MIT Professor Julie A. Shah. They presented the paper virtually at the 2021 Robotics: Science and Systems conference. The work was supported by the Office of Naval Research.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.28
October 24, 2021
…our faculty advisor on a robotics track. We've been able to supplement our education with research at labs at Carnegie Mellon University, which has welcomed us with open arms.” “If you want to work in robotics, you can take multiple paths to that goal,” she said. “Pittsburgh has lots of robotics companies and ways to gain industry experience versus research alone. The Pittsburgh robotics community is a tremendous resource.” What are Suvarna's plans for after the Indy Autonomous Challenge? “I'll be graduating in December and then applying to grad schools and jobs,” she said. “I definitely want to stay in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.04
December 01, 2019
…says Carmel Majidi, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. “When combined with conductive fluids or elastomers, they can also be used to make soft, flexible and stretchable circuits, sensors and radio antennae.” Morphing Materials One approach to building soft robots is to use “shape-memory” materials, which change shape and stiffness in response to heat or electrical stimulation. Two popular types of shape-memory material include nickel-titanium alloy and liquid crystal elastomers. Liquid-crystal elastomers are soft polymers that can remember their shape after they have deformed, springing back to their natural rest configuration when stimulated (Fig. 1). Over the…
