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News Release 15-149
National Science Foundation and federal partners award $37M to advance nation's co-robots
DOE joins DOD, NASA, NSF, NIH and USDA in support of National Robotics Initiative
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The Intelligent Workcell, developed at Carnegie Mellon University, envisions the robotic workcell of the future. It uses automated perception systems and machine intelligence to monitor and interpret workers’ tasks and plan accordingly, allowing for dynamically adaptive safety zones. The system also provides feedback to the worker to indicate what the robot is intending to do. In the Intelligent Workcell, robots and people will work together seamlessly and safely.
Credit: Brian Staszel, Carnegie Mellon University
A close-up view of the 3-D model created by a bridge inspection robot from the ARIA project flying under a bridge to create a high-resolution 3-D model and image dataset that can aid inspection.
Credit: Varun Kasireddy, Carnegie Mellon University
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The University of Michigan's MABEL robot is helping researchers understand the science of balance and improving robotic locomotion. Learn more.
Credit: University of Michigan
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Leaders from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy sign a memorandum of understanding, signifying DOE's inclusion in the National Robotics Initiative.
Credit: NSF/Sandy Schaeffer
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