The Carnegie Mellon University Field Robotics Center, part of the Robotics Institute, has been at the forefront of autonomous robotics since its founder, Red Whittaker, became a faculty member in 1979. These photos are from my visit in October 2017.
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Red Whittaker and Cave Crawler at the CMU Field Robotics CenterRed Whittaker and Cave Crawler at the CMU Field Robotics Center -
The Carnegie Mellon Field Robotics Center's Groundhog robotThe Carnegie Mellon Field Robotics Center's Groundhog robot
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John Kozar, left, and Chuck Whittaker lift the ERIM lidar to a table, no easy task.John Kozar, left, and Chuck Whittaker lift the ERIM lidar to a table, no easy task.
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Chuck Whittaker with the ERIM lidar in the Carnegie Mellon Field Robotics CenterChuck Whittaker with the ERIM lidar in the Carnegie Mellon Field Robotics Center
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The back of the ERIM lidarThe back of the ERIM lidar
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Chuck Whittaker points to the window of a Riegl lidar used in the DARPA Grand Challenges.Chuck Whittaker points to the window of a Riegl lidar used in the DARPA Grand Challenges.
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The Perceptron lidar in the CMU Field Robotics CenterThe Perceptron lidar in the CMU Field Robotics Center
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The Perceptron lidar, up closeThe Perceptron lidar, up close
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High on the walls, images of Navlab 2, Terregator, and a Three Mile Island bot.High on the walls, images of Navlab 2, Terregator, and a Three Mile Island bot.
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Red Whittaker, at left, with the enormous Ambler robotRed Whittaker, at left, with the enormous Ambler robot
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The Carnegie Mellon "Tartan Racing" team's trophy for winning the 2007 DARPA Urban ChallengeThe Carnegie Mellon "Tartan Racing" team's trophy for winning the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge
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The Pipe Dream robot at the Carnegie Mellon Field Robotics CenterThe Pipe Dream robot at the Carnegie Mellon Field Robotics Center
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Pipe Dream, up closePipe Dream, up close
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Pipe Dream in action during "cold" testing (Courtesy Carnegie Mellon University)Pipe Dream in action during "cold" testing (Courtesy Carnegie Mellon University)
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CMU Field Robotics Center postdoc Teruko Yata's sonic ringCMU Field Robotics Center postdoc Teruko Yata's sonic ring
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David Kohanbash, a Carnegie Mellon Field Robotics Center engineer, with his botsDavid Kohanbash, a Carnegie Mellon Field Robotics Center engineer, with his bots
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David Kohanbash in the CMU Field Robotics Center high bay in Newell-Simon HallDavid Kohanbash in the CMU Field Robotics Center high bay in Newell-Simon Hall
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A NASA-sponsored robot high in the high bayA NASA-sponsored robot high in the high bay
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The Field Robotics Center's old high bay from aboveThe Field Robotics Center's old high bay from above
