11/08/2023 Aaron Aupperlee
Artur Dubrawski, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award to complete a project…
Category: Engineering
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AI vs Human: The Creativity Experiment
09/27/2023
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…
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CMU Sensor Objectively Measures Scratching Intensity
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…Continue Reading
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New Bachelor of Science in Robotics Program Launched!
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…
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ROBOTS: Your Guide to the World of Robotics
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In 2021, Boston Dynamics, the robotics firm famous for its dancing quadrupeds and jumping humanoids, introduced a more tame robot. Stretch is the company’s first warehouse-specific robot, capable of autonomously unloading boxes from a…
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CMU Robot Puts on Shirts One Sleeve at a Time
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…
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Zakia Hammal Named Finalist for AI Researcher of the Year for the Women in AI Awards
10/30/2023 Aaron Aupperlee
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…
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Parenting a 3-Year-Old Robot – Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
08/08/2023 Aaron Aupperlee
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…Continue Reading
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Enabling Autonomous Exploration – Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
July 19, 2023
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…
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SCS Researchers Build New Generation of 3D Sensors With Micrometer-Scale Resolution
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…
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