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…a focus in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University. Fritz Morgan In the 1990s, Morgan made key contributions both technically and as an executive leader at Color Kinetics, which claimed to sparked the shift to LEDs that has transformed the $100 billion global lighting industry. He helped lead that company in scaling globally and going public. Prior to joining Alert Innovation,…
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…in 2018 by veterans of Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC), Locomation said it is developing autonomous vehicle products and tools to enable its clients “to implement an operating model designed for autonomous vehicles.” The Pittsburgh-based company's team includes experts in robotics, artificial intelligence, trucking, freight optimization, safety, and automotive technologies. Locomation ARC to lengthen operations Locomation’s Autonomous…
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…Belt Technologies, a spinoff from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). CMU founded the world's first robotics Ph.D. program in 1988 and claims that its Robotics Institute is the world's largest robotics R&D organization. The institute includes the National Robotics Engineering Center, which has been commercializing technlogies for practical industrial applications for more than 25 years. “I came out of CMU and…
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…entrepreneur Thuc Vu, graduates of Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford University, founded OhmniLabs in 2015. The company said it has deployed more than 3,000 service robots in 48 countries. OhmniLabs uses proprietary 3D-printing processes and modular accessories to design, engineer, and manufacture custom robots at speed and scale. Disinfection robot can help protect staffers Hospital and custodial workers have been…
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…provided by the following organizations: Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy Clover Park Technical College Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) Horizon Science Academy Columbus High School (HSA) The Fortress Academy The National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) The University of Maryland—Maryland Robotics Center The University of Washington Universal Robots Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech) Wichita…
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…Hurst, two robotics Ph.D.s from Carnegie Mellon University, met as graduate students and founded the company seven years ago. Agility Robotics designs Digit for flexibility Despite the conventional wisdom that many industry problems have been addressed by automation, most robotics technologies today are purpose-built for single tasks, making them inflexible, expensive, and quickly obsolete, said Agility Robotics. By contrast, the…
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…RE2 was formed out of Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center in 2001. The company makes robotic arms that are used in the defense, medical, construction, energy, and undersea industries. Purchase nearly doubles Sarcos engineering team By acquiring RE2, Sarcos said it hopes to be able to broaden its customer base and bring on more talent. The company said…
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…members Bluewater Defense, Henderson Sewing, Carnegie Mellon University, Siemens, and Sewbo. NIST looks to create economic opportunities “Rebuilding our manufacturing economy is an essential component to strengthening our communities and creating opportunity for all Americans,” said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in a press release from NIST. “The breadth and variety of these awards shows that manufacturing can be an economic…
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…as a spin out of Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center. It has more than 100 employees in its offices along Pittsburgh’s Robotics Row. Pedersen will become Sarcos’ Chief Operating Officer after the combination is complete, and all employees will be retained, according to Sarcos. “The RE2 team is looking forward to joining Sarcos and accelerating the development and…
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…for autonomous trucks.” Veterans from Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) launched Locomation in 2018. The Pittsburgh-based company's team includes experts in robotics, artificial intelligence, trucking, freight optimization, automotive technology, and safety. It said its autonomous vehicle products and tools help clients to implement operating models. Locomation has previously signed contracts with Wilson Logistics and PGT Trucking. Last…
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…inspection robot platform. Velagapudi received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, where he also served as Adjunct Faculty and Project Scientist for many years. Headquartered in Corvallis, Oregon, Agility Robotics has offices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Palo Alto, California. Agility describes its bipedal Mobile Manipulation Robot (MMR) Digit as the first multi-purpose, human-centric robot that is “made…
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…from his Ph.D. program at Carnegie Mellon University and now CEO of Woven by Toyota, James Kuffner, commented on the funding round, saying: “This Series C funding is a significant milestone for Mujin, a company that has pioneered intelligent automation technology since 2011. Mujin can accelerate and expand its delivery of truly state-of-the-art advanced industrial robotic solutions to customers globally,…
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…GoogleX as well as Stanford, Carnegie Mellon and MIT. Nimble explained that its robotic fulfillment systems will autonomously pick, pack and ship ecommerce orders while reducing warehouse size by up to 75%. Nimble’s network of robotic warehouses will provide brands 96%+ U.S. population coverage in 1-2 days, the company added. “Finding and retaining warehouse labor, while meeting a 2-day delivery…
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…graduate students from Northwestern, Parsons, Carnegie Mellon, University of Chicago, Imperial College London, Cornell, UCLA and Dartmouth competed in the multi-stage event. Throughout the month of April, the competition included a Q&A with Hyster-Yale innovation representatives, workshops with innovation partners and the main Kellogg Design Challenge Day, featuring presentations from all competitors, speaker sessions and networking opportunities. Students from Cornell…
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…was a robot specialist at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and the co-founder of IAM Robotics. While materials handling wasn’t necessarily top of mind for Galluzzo, he went to Rochester to learn about the picking process for slow-moving SKUs. In the spring of 2014, he made a pitch. “He asked us if we could get something that could pick two…
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