Robotics Institute 613077 214936091 2008-05-25T23:52:22Z Jiuguang Wang 2430726 Removed category "Robotics"; Quick-adding category "Robotics organizations" (using [[WP:HOTCAT|HotCat]]) {{Infobox_University |name = Robotics Institute |image = [[Image:Robotics Institute logo.svg|150px]] |established = [[1979]] |type = [[Private university|Private]] |dean = |city = [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] |students = |faculty = |campus = [[urban area|Urban]] |website = http://www.ri.cmu.edu/ }} The '''Robotics Institute (RI)''' is a division of the [[Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science|School of Computer Science]] at [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. It is considered to be one of the leading centers of [[robotics]] [[research]] in the world. The RI was established in [[1979]], and for many years CMU was the only university in the world offering a Ph.D. in Robotics. In 2008, the total number of people in the RI (faculty, staff, students, postdocs) was 404,<ref name="aboutRI">http://www.ri.cmu.edu/general/about.html</ref> making the RI one of the largest (probably ''the'' largest) robotics research organizations in the world. Total sponsored project expenditures in FY06 were $53M.<ref name="aboutRI">http://www.ri.cmu.edu/general/about.html</ref> The National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) was established in 1996 as the commercialization arm of RI, and has been very successful at applying robotics technology to commercial and defense applications. The RI and NREC are also leaders in developing materials and curricula for robotics education in the secondary grades. The Field Robotics Center (FRC) has developed a number of significant robots, including [[Sandstorm (vehicle)|Sandstorm]] and [[H1ghlander]], which finished second and third in the [[DARPA Grand Challenge (2005)|2005 DARPA Grand Challenge]], and the [[Boss (vehicle)|Boss]], which won the [[DARPA Grand Challenge (2007)|2007 DARPA Grand Challenge]]. The RI operates labs and facilities on Carnegie Mellon's main campus as well as in the [[Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh)|Lawrenceville]] and Hazelwood neighborhoods of Pittsburgh. The book ''Almost Human: Making Robots Think'' by [[Lee Gutkind]]<ref>*{{cite book | author=Gutkind, Lee | title=Almost Human: Making Robots Think | location=New York | publisher=W.W. Norton| year=2006, 2007 | id=ISBN 0-393-05867-0}} ISBN-13: 978-0393058673</ref> is devoted to describing the development of robots at the Robotics Institute, particularly focusing on the developers and describing field trips. ==See also== *[[Bow Leg]] *[[Sandstorm (vehicle)|Sandstorm]], an [[Unmanned ground vehicle|autonomous vehicle]] *[[LORAX (robot)]] *[[Crusher (robot)]] ==External links== *[http://www.ri.cmu.edu/ Robotics Institute Official Website] *[http://www.rec.ri.cmu.edu/index.html NREC Website] *[http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/ FRC Website] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Carnegie Mellon University]] [[Category:Robotics organizations]] {{pittsburgh-stub}}