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900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h2 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.cmu.edu/cmist/news-events/news/2025/february/founding-global-security-cmu-hosts-international-fellows.html" target="_blank">Founding Global Security: CMU Hosts International Fellows</a></h2><p class="elementor-image-box-description">Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) recently welcomed a distinguished group of international fellows for in-depth briefings on key topics from CMU's leading experts, followed by a tour of the National Robotics Engineering Center. </p></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="swiper-slide" data-slide="2" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="2 of 5"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8123b06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="8123b06" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-431dd53 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data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/darpa-racer-2022/" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="1920" src="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/3summer2022_team-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-5456" alt="" srcset="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/3summer2022_team-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/3summer2022_team-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/3summer2022_team-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/3summer2022_team-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/3summer2022_team-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/3summer2022_team-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h2 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/darpa-racer-2022/">Pushing Limits of Off-Road Autonomy</a></h2><p class="elementor-image-box-description">A team from Carnegie Mellon University and University of Rochester is among three participating in the first phase of DARPA’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program.</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a75444d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="a75444d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/ji-award-2024/" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="450" height="258" src="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/zhang-lab-exploration-450x258-2.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-5709" alt="" srcset="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/zhang-lab-exploration-450x258-2.jpg 450w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/zhang-lab-exploration-450x258-2-300x172.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h2 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/ji-award-2024/">NREC Scientist, Ji Zhang Receives 2024 Test of Time Award</a></h2><p class="elementor-image-box-description">Systems scientist Ji Zhang has received the prestigious Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) 2024 Test of Time Award for his work on LOAM: Lidar Odometry and Mapping in Real-Time.</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-60fc43c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="60fc43c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/mrsd-zamboni-2023/" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="900" height="600" src="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/autonomous-zamboni-900x600-min.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-5685" alt="" srcset="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/autonomous-zamboni-900x600-min.jpg 900w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/autonomous-zamboni-900x600-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/autonomous-zamboni-900x600-min-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h2 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/mrsd-zamboni-2023/">MRSD Team Pairs With Penguins on Autonomous Zamboni Machine</a></h2><p class="elementor-image-box-description">A student team from Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute (RI), dubbed AI on Ice, has partnered with three organizations to add autonomous capabilities to a two-Zamboni-machine convoy.</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-733ece4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="733ece4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/enabling-autonomous-exploration-2023/" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/robot-navigate-highlight-800x450-1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-5716" alt="" srcset="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/robot-navigate-highlight-800x450-1.jpg 800w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/robot-navigate-highlight-800x450-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/robot-navigate-highlight-800x450-1-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h2 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/enabling-autonomous-exploration-2023/">Enabling Autonomous Exploration</a></h2><p class="elementor-image-box-description">CMU’s Autonomous Exploration Research Team has developed a suite of robotic systems and planners enabling robots to explore more quickly, probe the darkest corners of unknown environments, and create more accurate and detailed maps — all without human help.</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9b21ceb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="9b21ceb" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/economic-impact-2021/" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="752" height="557" src="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/08/NREC-Highbay.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-4745" alt="NREC's projects in the high bay" srcset="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/08/NREC-Highbay.jpg 752w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/08/NREC-Highbay-300x222.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h2 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/economic-impact-2021/">NREC Has Transformational Economic Impact</a></h2><p class="elementor-image-box-description">New report finds Carnegie Mellon organization has helped advance its neighborhood, the region, and industry.</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-741e147 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="741e147" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/cmra-summer-training-2022/" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="1920" src="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/20220621_130903-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-5472" alt="" srcset="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/20220621_130903-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/20220621_130903-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/20220621_130903-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/20220621_130903-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/20220621_130903-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/20220621_130903-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h2 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/cmra-summer-training-2022/">Summer Training with CMRA</a></h2><p class="elementor-image-box-description">Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy's Summer 2022 Teacher Training comes to a close after 11 classes over 7 weeks at NREC in Pittsburgh.</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-831d235 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="831d235" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/summer-internships-2022/" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="952" height="645" src="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/08/intern1.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-4863" alt="" srcset="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/08/intern1.png 952w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/08/intern1-300x203.png 300w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/08/intern1-768x520.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h2 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/summer-internships-2022/">Summer Internships at NREC</a></h2><p class="elementor-image-box-description">Young professionals arrive for summer internships at the National Robotics Engineering Center.</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e9a270a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="e9a270a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/mrsd-night-2022/" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="1707" src="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/DSC01607-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-5518" alt="" srcset="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/DSC01607-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/DSC01607-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/DSC01607-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/DSC01607-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/DSC01607-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/DSC01607-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h2 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/mrsd-night-2022/">Night at NREC</a></h2><p class="elementor-image-box-description">Students in the Master of Science in Robotic Systems Development (MRSD) program at Carnegie Mellon University spent an evening at NREC.</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a95ce7d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="a95ce7d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/keti-collaboration-2022/" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1280" height="854" src="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/DSC03799_.jpeg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-5534" alt="" srcset="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/DSC03799_.jpeg 1280w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/DSC03799_-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/DSC03799_-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/DSC03799_-768x512.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h2 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/keti-collaboration-2022/">Kickstarting Collaboration with Korea Electronics Technology Institute</a></h2><p class="elementor-image-box-description">Carnegie Mellon University recognized the formal beginning of a long-term relationship with KETI through NREC.</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a1d6988 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="a1d6988" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/engineers-week-2022/" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="400" height="300" src="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/07/operations-3.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-3633" alt="" srcset="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/07/operations-3.jpg 400w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/07/operations-3-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h2 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/engineers-week-2022/">NREC Celebrates National Engineers Week</a></h2><p class="elementor-image-box-description">The National Robotics Engineering Center observed Engineers Week by celebrating individuals, internal projects, and the collective spirit of engineering ingenuity.</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1473ad2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="1473ad2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/irtc-rt240-2020/" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="898" height="600" src="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/new_nrec_irtc_picture.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1979" alt="" srcset="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/new_nrec_irtc_picture.jpg 898w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/new_nrec_irtc_picture-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/new_nrec_irtc_picture-768x513.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h2 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/irtc-rt240-2020/">NREC Develops Additional Robotics and Autonomous Capabilities for the RT240</a></h2><p class="elementor-image-box-description">NREC is working with IRTC on Project RoboRTCH 2020 to conduct a Concept Analysis of the benefits and feasibility of applying autonomy and robotics to the current generation of the RT240 RTCH. </p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f538daa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="f538daa" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/cat-haul-2017/" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="900" height="600" src="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/cat-autonomous-nrec.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-5622" alt="" srcset="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/cat-autonomous-nrec.jpg 900w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/cat-autonomous-nrec-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/cat-autonomous-nrec-768x512.jpg 768w" 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height="600" src="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/sensabot-shell-nrec.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-5629" alt="" srcset="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/sensabot-shell-nrec.jpg 900w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/sensabot-shell-nrec-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/09/sensabot-shell-nrec-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h2 class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/about/media/news-stories/shell-sensabot-2017/">Shell Deploys Sensabot, a Mobile Inspection and Monitoring Robot Developed Together with NREC</a></h2><p class="elementor-image-box-description">NREC worked with Shell to help transform productivity, efficiency, and safety within operational plants through the development and implementation of a mobile inspection 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