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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

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		Additional Major in Robotics Is New Option for CMU Undergrads October 10, 2012. Students pursuing computer science, engineering or other undergraduate degrees at Carnegie Mellon University will have the option this fall to include an additional major in robotics. The Robotics Institute already offers more undergraduate robotics courses than any other university in the world and for the past 12 years has offered an undergraduate minor in robotics. The additional major in robotics, however, responds to the growing interest of students in this multidisciplinary field and to demands by employers for more graduates with a deep understanding of this critical technology.
		Robotics Institute Featured in National Geographic's August Issue August 11, 2011. National Geographic magazine's August 2011 issue considers how robots and humans will increasingly interact in the not-so-distant future. The article by Chris Carroll discusses Robotics Institute projects, including the Home Exploring Robotic Butler (HERB) and Snackbot, and the Entertainment Technology Center's efforts to make a Japanese android more human-like.