Meet Iris, CMU’s lunar rover that’s getting ready to launch
Iris, developed by Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute, is scheduled to go to the moon in 2022.
13 Oct 2021
SouthSide Works gets playful with techPLAYground Pop-up
“We are always excited to take play experiences beyond the walls of the Museum — and techPLAYground represents the first interactive exhibit pop-up to come out of MuseumLab."
03 Aug 2021
World War II codebreaker speaks out in CMU history podcast
“The intentions of storing these are so that researchers, biographers, documentary makers, people writing their theses can access these histories and draw on them for their own research."
22 Jul 2021
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
MindTrace’s work on brain surgery tops class at Pittsburgh Life Sciences Accelerator
The top prize is a package of services valued at more than $50,000 that includes legal and advisory services from Troutman Pepper, nonprofit consulting support from Fourth River Solutions, access to the PitchBook search platform and mentoring with domain experts.
21 Jun 2021
Give your Significant Otter (er, other) a virtual hug
Significant Otter is an app that scans your biosignals to let your partner know how you’re feeling no matter how far apart you are.
09 Jun 2021
R.K. Mellon Foundation awards largest grant in its history, $150 million, to support CMU science innovation
The grant will be split among three projects: a new science building on campus, a Robotics Innovation Center at Hazelwood Green, and expansion of the Manufacturing Futures Institute.
20 May 2021
The pasta that changes shape and helps save the planet
Flat-packed noodles would enable more sustainable packaging, transportation and storage.
11 May 2021
$9 million Plaza at Hazelwood Green opens Saturday with a public celebration
The official opening celebration will take place on Saturday, May 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
06 May 2021
Higher tech: Pittsburgh’s Cognistx using AI to identify psychedelic drugs to treat depression, anxiety and PTSD
They’re working with Canadian biotech firm MagicMed to develop PsyAI, a platform that aims to streamline pharmaceutical design and accelerate the modernization of psychedelic medicine.
05 May 2021