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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,[...]
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.
Helping Robots Think on Their Feet
The Breakdown The BFM-Zero system lets humanoid robots switch seamlessly between many skills. It relies on unsupervised reinforcement learning, allowing robots to explore, generalize and self-improve. The system moves robotics closer to general-purpose humanoids that can adapt safely in everyday environments. *** Humanoid robots in[...]
The Perfect Shot
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new kind of lens that can bring an entire scene into sharp focus at once — no matter how far away or close different parts of the scene are.
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[...]
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[...]