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CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) is a top-tier private research university in Pittsburgh, leading in AI, robotics, computer science, and engineering since 1900.

The Kids Who Grew Up with Baymax Are Now Building Him

September 9, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Baymax inflatable over rigid humanoid robot

Many of today’s robotics leaders grew up inspired by The Terminator, but the next generation grew up with a very different and softer vision of the future: Baymax.

Amazon’s LadderMan Framework Teaches Humanoids to Work in High-Up Spaces

June 9, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Unitree G1 humanoid robot climbs ladder

Amazon researchers are teaching humanoid robots to climb ladders they’ve never seen before at human speed and then do work without falling.

Amazon FAR Doubles Humanoid Robot’s Strength with ResMimic

November 2, 2025October 9, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Amazon FAR ResMimic demonstration by Unitre G1 humanoid robot

Amazon researchers say they’ve more than doubled a humanoid robot’s strength without changing a single piece of hardware.

Robots That Refuse to Die: Skild AI’s Unsettling ‘One Brain’ Demo

November 2, 2025September 26, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Skild AI Amputates Robotic Dog Legs

The well-funded startup Skild AI says its universal robot brain turns crippled machines into survivors.

Skild AI Reveals ‘One Brain’ as China’s $22K Answer to Atlas Humanoid Goes to Market

November 2, 2025July 31, 2025 by Mike Kalil
SkildAI Multi-Form Robots

Skild AI, a US startup that reached unicorn status before anyone ever heard of it, says it’s wiring the nervous system for a robot run future.

Vietnam’s First Humanoid Robots Enter the Industrial Workforce

June 3, 2026June 12, 2025 by Mike Kalil
VinMotion's AI-powered humanoid robot, Motion_1

AI-powered humanoid robots are starting to enter Vietnam’s industrial workforce.

CMU’s Robot Time Travels in Simulation to Intelligently Plant Trees

April 5, 2026May 25, 2025 by Mike Kalil
CMU's Johnny B. Root AI robot for automated reforestation

Carnegie Mellon University researchers developed the robot named Johnny B. Root to intelligently plant trees at scale with minimal human oversight.

The Rise of AI-Powered Robotic Spheres

May 14, 2026February 11, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Futuristic Robotic Sphere Concept

The spheres are coming. Spherical robots have come a long way since Carnegie Mellon University researchers introduced the first known …

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NVIDIA, CMU Teach Humanoid Robots to Copy Top Athletes ASAP

May 14, 2026February 4, 2025 by Mike Kalil
ASAP: Aligning Simulation and Real-World Physics for Learning Agile Humanoid Whole-Body Skills

Researchers from NVIDIA and Carnegie Mellon University are teaching humanoid robots to move like top athletes using artificial intelligence.

The First IoT Device: Internet Connected Coke Machine

May 3, 2026March 21, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: IoT-Connected Coke Machine

How did a group of researchers at Carnegie Melon wind up creating the first IoT device almost 20 years before the phrase Internet of Things was even coined?

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