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CMU’s National Robotics Engineering Center Founded
Carnegie Mellon University forms world renowned National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC). Originally funded with a NASA grant, the NREC was re-oriented in 1996 to advance field robotics for industrial, military, and agricultural field robotics applications. Specializing in autonomous operations and self-driving systems, as well as hardened sensors and the computing systems to support them, CMU’s NREC quickly became the world’s leader in field robotics.
John Bares Appointed as Director of NREC
John Bares appointed as Director of the National Robotics Engineering Center. The organization is grown into a powerhouse of field robotics over the subsequent 13 years.
NREC Wins the DARPA Urban Challenge
The team of Carnegie Mellon University, NREC, and General Motors wins the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge.
Carnegie Robotics LLC is Born
National Robotics Initiative
44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, selects NREC as the venue to announce the new National Robotics Initiative.
Carnegie Robotics Finds a New Home
Carnegie Robotics finds a permanent home in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood, moving into the Heppenstall Co. plant, which manufactured industrial cranes until lying vacant in 1979.
Uber ATG is Born
Carnegie Robotics and Uber launch self-driving car development in Pittsburgh. John Bares and Dan Beaven made Director and Director of Finance of the Uber Advanced Technologies Center. Bares, along with David LaRose and a number of Carnegie Robotics Engineers and founders form the self-driving engineering team, taking the technology to over 1M autonomous miles and a world industry leading effort.
ISO 9001
Carnegie Robotics LLC is awarded the ISO 9001 certification.
DURO Global Navigation Satellite System
Carnegie Robotics co-develop and launch with Swift Navigation the Duro and Duro Inertial Global Navigation Satellite System.
Thoro.ai is Launched
Thoro.ai, a spin-out from Carnegie Robotics, develops robotics technology to safely navigate and perform useful work inside and around buildings while among people.