National Robotics Engineering Center
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The National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) is the commercialization arm of Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute. The National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) is an operating unit within Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute (RI), the world’s largest robotics research and development organization.
NREC works closely with government and industry clients to develop and mature robotic technologies from concept to commercialization. Sponsors and partners include manufacturing companies, technology startups, and government agencies.
NREC is at the forefront in manipulation, unmanned ground vehicle design, autonomy, sensing and perception, machine learning, machine vision, and operator assistance. NREC also leads in 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 and a staff of dedicated engineers, computer scientists, educators, technicians, and more. NREC maintains close ties with campus-based RI faculty and staff through project collaborations, staff and graduate student exchange, and seminar participation.
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