A viable autonomous passenger vehicle must be able to plot a precise and safe trajectory through busy traffic while observing the rules of the road an...
This project seeks novel approaches to rapidly map, navigate, and search environments for situational awareness during time-sensitive combat operation...
Long duration autonomy for unmanned systems is difficult to achieve as current systems are design limited to anticipated exceptions and do not adapt t...
This project seeks to design, create, implement, test, and deploy interactive computer games and automated tutoring systems to motivate and enhance th...
The ACE project is concerned with autonomous mobile assembly. A mobile manipulator is assigned to acquire a piece and insert it in a predefined spot....
Vineyard managers want to know the state of their vines -- both the size of the vine canopy and the predicted harvest yield. Such information can be u...
Literacy has been shown to be a key factor in global development. For many visually impaired communities around the world, learning braille is the onl...
Planetary robots which perform assembly tasks to prepare for human exploration must be able to operate in unmodeled environments and in unanticipated...
CASC is a multi-institutional initiative led by Carnegie Mellon Robotics
Institute to comprehensively address the needs of specialty agriculture
foc...
Small, autonomous watercraft are an ideal approach to flood mitigation and response. Relative to other types of vehicles, watercraft are inexpensive,...
The Sensor Web initiative develops and implements wireless technology for distributed sensing and actuation in horticultural enterprises. The heart of...
Education e-Village (E-Village) is a TechBridgeWorld project aiming to create an online community for technology and development education. E-Village...
In this project we develop the trajectory planning system for an autonomous helicopter. The helicopter is used for cargo delivery. To read more about...
The vision of effective human-robot teams working together efficiently and seamlessly in uncertain and dynamic environments motivates our work. We bui...
We are developing robotic approaches towards hydroponic growing. Hydroponic growing can increase overall crop yield. This is especially important for...
Our goal is to fly indoors in degraded visual environments to localize people and fire. We are developing accurate real-time localization and control...
Operating an aircraft near the ground is dangerous work. Low-altitude missions include Casualty Extraction, Cargo Resupply, Transport, and Reconnaiss...
This research is developing techniques for working lunar regolith (soil) in order to support resource extraction and site preparation. We are conducti...
The polar craters of the moon lie in permanent shadow and may hold water ice frozen in the deep cold. The Scarab rover has been designed to carry a 1...
Safe and independent navigation of urban environments is a key feature of accessible cities. People who have physical challenges need practical, custo...
This project is developing technology to map riverine environments from a low-flying rotorcraft. Challenges include dealing with varying appearance o...
Robots are potential tools for life saving in underground rescue
operations like mine disasters. Human rescuers are thwarted by roof
falls, explosio...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) today cannot sense and avoid autonomously. However, these aircraft represent a significant mid-air collision hazard to...
The Integrated Automation for Sustainable Specialty Crops Farming project teams the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC), the University of Flo...
TechCaFE provides educators with simple and customizable tools to make learning fun for students. Through TechCaFE we are creating a suite of cultural...
We are developing a robotic phenotyping systems for phenotyping crops for rapid breeding decisions. This system positions sensors within the canopy fo...
This project is concerned with the development of a distributed estimation system of collaborating UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) and AGVs (Autonomous...
iSTEP (innovative Student Technology ExPerience) is a unique internship program that provides Carnegie Mellon University students with the opportunity...
