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Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and U.S. Rep. Summer Lee protested President Trump's visit to Carnegie Mellon University, criticizing his policies on research funding and environmental issues, amid a scheduled summit on energy and AI that has faced opposition from local activists and students.
Scientists have developed "LocoMan," a unique quadrupedal robot that can stand on its hind legs and use its front legs to manipulate objects, combining mobility and dexterity without compromising agility. Inspired by human arm anatomy, LocoMan's design includes custom-made loco-manipulators and compact actuators, allowing it to perform complex tasks in challenging environments. Researchers plan to further test and enhance LocoMan with computer vision and machine learning.
A group of Carnegie Mellon University students, who had built a lunar rover named Iris, turned their vacation house into a makeshift mission control after the spacecraft carrying the rover malfunctioned on its way to the moon. Despite the unexpected turn of events, the students improvised to salvage the mission, showcasing their engineering and problem-solving skills in an unexpected real-world scenario.
Carnegie Mellon University has revealed the design for the new Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences, a 338,900 square-foot building that will house researchers and students from the Mellon College of Science and School of Computer Science. The building will also include the Institute for Contemporary Art Pittsburgh. Construction is set to begin in 2024, and the building is expected to open in 2027. The design aims to foster collaboration and features flexible spaces that can adapt to emerging problems and new avenues of discovery.
Carnegie Mellon University graduates made an impact at the 76th Tony Awards, with Denée Benton, a previous Tony nominee, drawing attention for calling Florida Governor Ron DeSantis the "current grand wizard" during her presentation of the 2023 Excellence in Theatre Education Award. Other CMU grads, including producer Jamie deRoy, were also recognized with nominations and awards. CMU alumni have won a total of 60 Tonys to date.
Carnegie Mellon University's Future Interfaces Group has developed flat panel haptics, a technology that could replace physical keyboards with touchscreen ones. The technology uses embedded electroosmotic pumps to create pop-up buttons that measure almost five millimeters in height with enough pressure and rigidity to make them feel solid when pressed. The long-term goal is to implement this tech at a pixel level, so that keys can be any size and shape.
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have created touchscreen devices that use embedded electroosmotic pumps to create pop-up buttons that can be felt by fingers. The technology, called Flat Panel Haptics, can create buttons measuring almost five millimeters in height with enough pressure and rigidity to make them feel solid when pressed. The limitations of the technology include pre-determined shape and size of the pop-up buttons, but eventually, any size and shape of tactile button could be generated on-demand.
A group of students, faculty, and alumni from Carnegie Mellon University have developed the Iris rover, which is set to become America's first robotic moon rover. The 4.4-pound rover will be carried to the moon as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program and will primarily take images of the moon's surface for geographic study. The launch is scheduled for May 4, 2021, and will also carry an art installation called the MoonArk, a tiny time capsule filled with poems, music, pictures, and small objects.
Carnegie Mellon University students, faculty, and alumni have developed the Iris rover, which is set to become America's first autonomous rover on the moon. The 4.4-pound rover will be carried to the moon as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program and will primarily take images of the moon's surface for geographic study. The mission is scheduled to launch on May 4, 2022, and will also include an art installation called the MoonArk.
A group of students, faculty, and alumni at Carnegie Mellon University have developed the Iris rover, which is set to be the first autonomous rover on the moon developed by university students. The 4.4-pound rover will be carried to the moon as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program and will primarily take images of the moon's surface for geographic study. The mission is scheduled to launch on May 4, 2022, and will also include an art installation called the MoonArk.
A team of university students from Carnegie Mellon University is set to launch the first privately-made lunar rover, Iris, onto the Moon's surface on May 4th. Weighing just 2 kilograms, the rover will demonstrate its technology and take scientifically-relevant images. The team will work in shifts to monitor the rover's progress and health during its 60-hour mission. Iris will be the first civilian team to put a rover on the Moon and the smallest and lightest rover ever deployed. It will be carried to the Moon aboard a United Launch Alliance "Vulcan Centaur" rocket alongside a multi-purpose payload.