$500M Gift Will Fuel Next Era of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon
The Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science to transform education, explore new research, expand compute and AI access, bolster student support
Global Conference in Pittsburgh Puts Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Leadership in the Spotlight
Pittsburgh will host the 2026 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) Sept. 27 through Oct. 3 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center Downtown.
Year Four of The CMU Robotics Institute Pathways Fellowship Program Kicks Off
The Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute Pathways Fellowship, an initiative in partnership with InnovatePGH to nurture non-traditional entrepreneurial talent and foster innovation in robotics, has kicked off its fourth year of programming with a new cohort of seven aspiring engineers, designers, and entrepreneurs.
Kaess Named to Inaugural Chief of Naval Research Fellows Program
Michael Kaess, a professor in Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute, has been named an inaugural fellow in the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) Chief of Naval Research Fellows program.
RI Alum Damion Shelton Named Associate VP and Executive Director of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
Carnegie Mellon University has named Damion Shelton (SCS 2004, 2007) as associate vice president and the next executive director of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, appointing an experienced entrepreneur, technology executive and Carnegie Mellon alumnus to lead the university's next phase of growth in entrepreneurship, enterprise creation and research commercialization. His first day will be Aug. [...]
Connecting Autonomous Laboratories to Speed Scientific Advancement
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University will develop AI-based tools that will enable autonomous laboratories to work together as one connected research ecosystem. The project has been selected to receive funding by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Genesis Mission.
CMU Advances Defense Manufacturing and Military Education at Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit
Carnegie Mellon University showcased a number of exciting new partnerships, technologies and research during the 2026 Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit. The event, hosted by U.S. Sen. David McCormick, ran from July 14-15 at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Carnegie Foundry, Carnegie Mellon and American Drone Manufacturers Launch Initiative to Supercharge America’s Drone Manufacturing Base
Leveraging more than $50 million in Carnegie Mellon investments in robotics, advanced manufacturing and commercialization infrastructure, the initiative brings together CMU’s National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC), Carnegie Foundry and multiple leading U.S. drone manufacturers to create a new Autonomous Systems Manufacturing Platform (ASMP).
Fujitsu Joins CMU Robotics Innovation Center
Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Innovation Center (RIC) welcomed global technology company Fujitsu Limited as its latest corporate tenant in the university’s robotics and artificial intelligence research facility at Hazelwood Green.
Carnegie Mellon Team Helps Farmers Fight Crop Disease With Robots
Fire blight can devastate orchards, killing branches and entire trees while causing major economic losses for growers. To help farmers detect the disease earlier and reduce the spread of infection, a team of students from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute (RI) developed a robotic solution that recently earned national recognition. The team, the Fire Blighters, [...]
Pathak Receives 2026 PAMI Young Researcher Award
Deepak Pathak, the Raj Reddy Associate Professor of Robotics in Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute (RI), has received a 2026 Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (PAMI) Young Researcher Award at the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR). This award is among the highest honors in computer vision for early-career researchers and recognizes [...]
CMU, STEM Coding Lab, Valley School of Ligonier To Launch AI Fluency Project
The CREATE Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, the STEM Coding Lab and the Valley School of Ligonier will team up to help students better understand artificial intelligence through the AI Fluency Pilot Project.
CMU’s Robotics Innovation Center Fuels Pittsburgh’s New Economic Renaissance
Flanked by two advanced technology quadruped robots and with drones hovering above, Carnegie Mellon University on Friday marked the official opening of the Robotics Innovation Center (RIC) — a one-of-a-kind facility anchoring the university’s next chapter in developing a world-leading collaborative ecosystem for robotics, automation and artificial intelligence breakthroughs.
CMU’s Robotics Innovation Center Secures FieldAI as Inaugural Corporate Tenant
Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Innovation Center (RIC) has secured its first corporate tenant, bringing the high-growth robotics unicorn FieldAI to the university’s new research facility at Hazelwood Green.
Robotics Institute Pathways Fellowship Expands Opportunities for Emerging Founders
The Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute Pathways Fellowship, an initiative designed to nurture non-traditional entrepreneurial talent in robotics and technology, is now accepting applications for it’s 2026-2027 cohort. The Pathways Fellowship provides a launchpad for aspiring founders who want to build or expand ventures that integrate robotics, automation, or related technologies. Ideal candidates are able to commit [...]
SCS Faculty Receive Amazon Research Awards
Amazon has named three Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science researchers among the 63 recipients of its latest Amazon Research Awards.
Robots on the Runway
Robots took to the runway — strutting, spinning and dancing — in a fashion show that brought art and engineering together to rethink how humans and machines might coexist. Draped in metallic fabric and sculptural garments, the robots appeared alongside human partners in a rare performance that blended engineering with artistic expression. The robot fashion [...]
Team Chiron Advances to Final Phase of DARPA Triage Challenge
The quadruped robots explore grass terrain at night. Team Chiron, a group of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, will compete in the third and final phase of the DARPA Triage Challenge (DTC) next November. The DTC seeks to develop portable, autonomous systems that can assess and monitor injured [...]
Dexterous Robots Move From Labs to Industry With NSF Support
The NSF Convergence Accelerator phase two kickoff meeting was held in Pittsburgh in July and brought the team together for knowledge transfer, strategy discussions, planning and demos. Work led by Carnegie Mellon University researchers to design better robotic hands for use in health, agriculture and manufacturing will receive additional support from the U.S. [...]
CMU Alumni Launch Koyal for Safe AI Video Creation
A new startup launched by Carnegie Mellon University alumni can transform a song, podcast, recording or audio clip from a movie into a fully produced video complete with personalized scenery, costumes, moods and shifting camera angles. Koyal, founded by CMU School of Computer Science graduates Mehul and Gauri Agarwal, produces cinematic videos from any audio [...]
ViSafe: Smarter Vision for Safer Skies
Every day, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handles tens of thousands of flights. Airspace traffic not only involves commercial planes, but helicopters, experimental lightcraft, freight carriers and an increasing number of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS). As air traffic density increases, so does the need for highly precise collision avoidance and traffic management systems to [...]
CMU Scores Fourth Straight Victory At MITRE Cybersecurity Competition
A team of 15 students from Carnegie Mellon University have won the 2025 Embedded Capture the Flag (eCTF) security competition, securing CMU's fourth straight win. The eCTF is a two-phase competition run by MITRE that challenges teams to design and submit a secure system and then analyze and attack other teams’ designs with the goal [...]
SCS Faculty Members Named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows
Two faculty members in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science will receive Sloan Research Fellowships in 2025. Two faculty members in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science will receive Sloan Research Fellowships in 2025. Deepak Pathak and Zhihao Jia are among the 126 early career researchers announced as fellows. More than a thousand [...]
MRSD Students Stand Out as Top Swartz Fellowship Recipients
2026 MRSD Swartz Fellows Abhishek Mathur and Gweneth Ge. MRSD students have many things in common. Hardworking, intelligent, and driven, students in the program continually stand out in their projects and industry knowledge that they apply both within and after their time in graduate school. However, several MRSD students share another thing in [...]