Please plan to join us on Friday, October 25, 2019 as we celebrate 40 years of people, robots, and innovation!

40 years ago Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute opened its doors with the dream of ushering in a new age of thinking robots. During the ensuing decades, we have experienced many research successes in intelligent manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, space-related robots, medical robotics, nano-machines, computer vision and graphics and anthropomorphic robots.

In 1979, Carnegie Mellon Professors Raj Reddy and Angel Jordan and Westinghouse Electric Corp. President Tom Murrin agreed to open the Robotics Institute with the goal of making it the best place on the planet to do robotics research.

Directors

Raj Reddy
Raj Reddy
1979 – 1991
Takeo Kanade
Takeo Kanade
1992 – 2001
Chuck Thorpe
Chuck Thorpe
2001 – 2004
Matt Mason
Matt Mason
2004 –2014
Martial Hebert
Martial Hebert
2014 – 2019
Raj Reddy
Srinivasa Narasimhan
2019 – Present

Tentative Event Agenda – check back for updates

Time Location Event Name
10:30-11:30am Mauldin Auditorium
Newell-Simon Hall 1305
Seminar: From Direct-Drive to SuperLimb Bionics
Harry Asada
Ford Professor of Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Event Page with Embedded Video
11:30-11:45am Newell-Simon Hall
4th floor Newell Simon / Wean Bridge
CMU Direct Drive Arm I Unveiling
11:30-4:30pm Gates Hillman Center 4303 Registration Check-In and T-shirt Pickup
11:45-12:45pm RoboLounge
Newell-Simon Hall 1513
PhD Alumni Lunch
12:30-5:45pm Rashid Commons
Gates Hillman Center
Sponsor Exhibit/Recruitment Tables
1:30-3:30pm Rashid Auditorium
Gates Hillman Center 4401
RI40: Past, Present, Future
Directors’ Reflections
 
Live Video Archive

3:30-4:30pm Rashid Auditorium
Gates Hillman Center 4401
RI40 Seminar: Moon Shot
William L. “Red” Whittaker
Founders University Professor
Carnegie Mellon University
 
Live Video Archive
4:30-5:30pm Rashid Foyer
Gates Hillman Center Commons
RI40 Reception
Mingle with friends old and new, as well as robots. Food and drink available.
6:00-9:00pm NSH Perlis Atrium
Newell-Simon Hall
RI40, PhD30, Reid60 Dinner
(RI faculty, RI PhD alums, Friends of Reid, Sponsors and select invitees only)

Sponsorship Levels for the RI40th Anniversary

Travel

Hotel Information

Carnegie Mellon is located in the Oakland Area. Below are several hotel options located within 5 miles of campus for your convenience.

The Oaklander Hotel

5130 Bigelow Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 578-8500

Courtyard by Marriott Shadyside

5308 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone: (412) 683-3113

Hotel Indigo East Liberty

123 North Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Phone: (412) 578-8500

Ace Hotel

120 S. Whitfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Phone: (412) 361-3300

Hyatt House Shadyside

5335 Baum Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone: (412) 621-9900

Wyndham University Center

100 Lytton Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 682-6200

Parking Information

Garage Parking

Paid parking is available for visitors at the following garages:
Collaborative Innovation Center
Gates Center Garage
East Campus Garage
Dithridge Street Garage

Click here for a detailed parking map
***Please note, all parking is first-come, first-served, and parking rates vary by garage.

Lyft and Uber

Planning to use Lyft or Uber?

Gates Hillman Center Drop-off (near Cyert Hall):
4902 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Newell-Simon Hall 1st Floor Entrance Drop-off point:
Hamerschlag Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Registration

To register for this event please fill out our Registration Form.

Contact Us

Feel free to contact us at ri40@andrew.cmu.edu with any questions regarding the event.