2021

Oct 28

Metal 3D printing across scales Opens in new window

New faculty member Sneha Prabha Narra is interested in utilizing recent advances in in-situ monitoring, process modeling, and fundamentals of welding to advance the use of wire arc additive manufacturing for new applications and materials.

Oct 25

Bosch and CMU focus on how virtual and physical worlds interact Opens in new window

Bosch in North America announced a new collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to further research in spatial computing.

Sep 30

AI and the future of manufacturing

A panel of manufacturing experts discuss the critical role that artificial intelligence has in strengthening the U.S. economy, improving global competitiveness, elevating national security, and supporting the reliability and robustness of our supply chain.

May 19

RK Mellon Foundation establishes Manufacturing Futures Institute

A $150 million Richard King Mellon Foundation grant includes $30 million for the Manufacturing Futures Institute and $45 million for a new facility, the Robotics Innovation Center (RIC).

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TechXplore

Zhao featured for robotics research

MechE’s Ding Zhao and Ph.D. student Yaru Niu have been highlighted for their work developing content-aware humanoid robots.

Carnegie Mellon University News

Pittsburgh’s industrial past might hold the key to a cleaner future

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University are exploring whether the toxic compounds that contaminated the soil of industrial sites also left behind microbes that can help clean up what the steel industry left behind. With a $250,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, Catherine Armbruster and her team are searching for answers at Hazelwood Green, a former steel coking site.

The Piper

The AI tool that could make manufacturing faster and more efficient — by using lego bricks

BrickGPT could be a huge benefit to the manufacturing world according to MFI's Changliu Liu, whose project received seed funding and access to the Manufacturing Futures Institute’s robotic test bed at Mill 19.

Carnegie Mellon University News

Energy and Innovation Summit brings government and industry leadership to CMU

Carnegie Mellon brought to bear its top-tier research and innovation on AI and energy by hosting the summit, and through a series of faculty-authored position statements.

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