How Pittsburgh is transforming into the robotics capital of the world
“So the three top robotics communities in the world are Boston, Pittsburgh and the Bay Area."
29 Jun 2021
Cumberland Additive, 3D manufacturing company from Texas, wants to be our neighbor
Cumberland Additive serves the aerospace, defense, space, energy and nuclear industries.
22 Jun 2021
Top 10 toxic polluters in Pittsburgh. Meet the new #1
On a positive note, the list shows that progress is possible. The McConway & Torley Foundry in Lawrenceville has reduced emissions of chromium compounds by 90% and nickel compounds by 97%, and dropped out of the Toxic Ten this year.
15 Jun 2021
AlphaLab Health’s 7 inaugural startups ready for prime time
“What we’re really trying to do is take companies that have proven that they have something and truly accelerate their time to market.”
10 Jun 2021
Vacant 1915 Ford plant coming back to life as $330 million Pitt biomedical research hub
“More than 1,000 people will work here for the University of Pittsburgh and private employers."
25 May 2021
Rockwell Park Development turning Point Breeze industrial site into 800,000-square-foot high-tech campus
Where industrial giants like MSA and Rockwell International once stood, a new generation of Pittsburgh tech startups is taking root.
18 May 2021
BotsIQ receives $498,000 grant to train middle school students in high-tech robotics, manufacturing
The BotsIQ Cobot Challenge directs middle school teams to build “cobots" (collaborative robots) that work beside humans to accomplish a task, like a robotic arm.
19 Apr 2021
From Jimmy Fallon’s leg to deep beneath the sea, CMU’s snakebot can slither anywhere
The snakebot can inspect battle damage to naval ships and submarines, and structural flaws in offshore oil rigs.
15 Apr 2021
Catalyst Connection’s Navigators program empowering future manufacturing leaders
“We want to keep young professionals engaged in the community and give them an upward trajectory of employment and retention with manufacturing."
12 Apr 2021
Pitt’s partnership with Abu Dhabi-based GMIS will lead a new wave of advanced manufacturing
The Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit is partnering with “world-class, research-focused” institutions such as Pitt.
06 Apr 2021