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		George A. Kantor Systems Scientist, RI Email: Office: NSH 1101 Phone: (412) 268-7084 Fax: 412-268-5895   Mailing address: Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Administrative Assistant: Lynnetta J. Miller Affiliated Center(s):  Center for the Foundations of Robotics (CFR)  Field Robotics Center (FRC)

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		“Girl of Steel” Wins Dean’s List Honor at FIRST Championship May 03, 2013. Naoka Gunawardena, a junior at The Ellis School and a member of the Girls of Steel, a robotics team sponsored by the Field Robotics Center, was one of 10 national winners of Dean’s List honors at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition Championship April 27 in St. Louis.
		Platypus airboats have a Nexus S for a brain, we go eyes-on (video) February 28, 2013. Here's another extremely cool offshoot of the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute. Platypus LLC build autonomous robotic airboats that can be deployed for a wide range of usages including environmental data and monitoring hard-to-reach spots after natural disasters like flooding.
		CMU startup adds robotics to water September 07, 2012. On a recent, hot Friday afternoon members of the Platypus team were gathered around a pond in Schenley Park below the Carnegie Mellon University testing their technology.