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		Reid Simmons Research Prof/Assoc Dir Educ/PhD Chair, RI/CS Email: Office: NSH 3213 Phone: (412) 268-2621 Fax: 412-268-7350   Mailing address: Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Administrative Assistant: Karen R. Widmaier Affiliated Center(s):  Space Robotics Initiative (SRI)  Quality of Life Technology Center (QoLT) Personal Homepage

Past Projects [Current Projects]
		Ambler We are developing the Ambler, a six-legged walking robot that addresses the challenges of exploring rugged terrains, acquiring samples, and avoiding dangerous situations.
		Autonomous Rover Technologies (ART) Pursuing breakthroughs and insights into fundamental aspects of robot perception, navigation, position estimation, and integrated exploratory science from a robot.
		Federation of Intelligent Robotic Explorers Project (FIRE) We are investigating and understanding fundamental issues in heterogeneous multi-robot coordination.
		Personal Robotic Assistants For The Elderly (Pearl) Pearl will help researchers explore the ways autonomous mobile robots can help the elderly live independently in their own homes.
		Robotic All Terrain Lunar Exploration Rover (Ratler) Ratler is a battery-powered, four-wheeled, skid-steered vehicle used as a testbed to develop the remote driving techniques needed for a lunar mission.
		Robotic Antarctic Meteorite Search (RAMS) Developing robots to search for meteorites in Antarctica, as an analog of a planetary exploration robot.
		Tartan Racing Carnegie Mellon University is teaming with General Motors to compete in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge.
		Urban Challenge