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The National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) is an operating unit within the Robotics Institute (RI) of Carnegie Mellon University. NREC works closely with government and industry clients to apply robotic technologies to complex, real-world processes and products.
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File:NREC Building photo.jpg | |
Established | May 1, 1994 (1994-05-01) |
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Budget | $30 million (2013) |
Field of research | Robotics engineering |
Director | Dr. Anthony Stentz |
Staff | 182 |
Address | Ten 40th Street |
Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
15201 | |
Operating agency | Carnegie Mellon University |
Website | www |
NREC's areas of expertise include unmanned vehicle and platform design, autonomy, sensing and image processing, machine learning, manipulation, and human-robot interaction. NREC also works on STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) educational outreach through its Robotics Academy, which creates robotics curricula and software for K-12 and college-level students.
NREC's technical personnel include RI faculty; engineers; computer scientists; educators; technicians; and administrative and other staff.