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CMU, Facebook working on ‘common sense’ semantic navigation systems for robots

A "semantic" navigation system developed by Carnegie Mellon University and Facebook AI Research (FAIR) can concentrate on relationships between objects and room layouts, rather than also learning route planning.

Department of Defense extends CMU SEI contract by five years for $2.7B

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has extended its contract with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to operate the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) for an additional term.

Carnegie Mellon University: Penrose can draw complex relation diagrams from math expressions

A tool from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) called Penrose, can automatically convert mathematical expressions in to drawings. (Yes; it is indeed named after Roger Penrose.)

A new A.I. is running the table against poker pros. Is business strategy next? — Fortune

To master poker at this level, the A.I. learned entirely by playing millions of hands against itself, with no guidance from human card sharks,...

Honeywell, Carnegie Mellon developing supply chain robotics and AI solutions

Honeywell has inked a strategic collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University to work on artificial intelligence and robotic technologies.