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CREATE Lab Studies Effects of Steelmaking in the Mon Valley
A new report from Carnegie Mellon University’s CREATE Lab examines how steelmaking influences economic opportunity and environmental conditions in southwestern Pennsylvania. The report combines employment and demographic data with advanced air pollution modeling to analyze how employment at steelmaking facilities aligns with long-term economic conditions[...]
A New Way to Track Skin Health
The Breakdown: New RI software works with a handheld imaging tool to map skin texture in 3D. The software turns subtle skin surface changes into measurable data. This research could help clinicians track skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis, monitor treatment and evaluate skincare product[...]
Preserving Pittsburgh’s Public Art, One Pixel at a Time
Public art, especially murals, can be fleeting. But Pittsburgh native Richard Palmer, a longtime collaborator with Carnegie Mellon University's CREATE Lab, has spent the last five years using innovative CMU technology to ensure the city's art and public murals won't be lost to history. [...]
Tulsiani Receives NSF CAREER Award
Shubham Tulsiani, an assistant professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his project developing perception systems to better understand the 3D world. The CAREER Award is the NSF's most prestigious recognition for early career faculty.
From Sci-Fi to Reality: SCS Alumni Reimagine Robot Locomotion
Aditya Sripada (left) and Abhishek Warrier (right) Curiosity allows humans to pull ideas from fiction and give life to them in the real world. For Carnegie Mellon University alumni Aditya Sripada and Abhishek Warrier, a question inspired by a fictional robot in the[...]
People Could Get Help With Tasks by Talking With Robots
The Breakdown: A caregiving robot that responds to spoken instructions while performing physical tasks may make robots easier to use and understand. The robot explains its actions, listens to feedback and adjusts in real time. CMU researchers tested the robot with residents at an independent[...]