🔬 University#45 Pittsburgh, PA, USA· Est. 1996
CMU — National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC)
The applied robotics arm of CMU RI, focused on transferring research into real-world industrial applications. NREC has deployed autonomous vehicles in mines, farms, and military environments.
autonomous vehiclesagriculture robotsmining robotsdefense robotsfield robots
Notable achievements
Autonomous mining vehicles (Caterpillar partnership), precision agriculture robots, DARPA ground challenge contributions, $200M+ in contracts.
Notable work
Autonomous miningAgricultural robots