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February 3, 2005

Carnegie Mellon Hosts Sony's QRIO Robot

Sony Electronics Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer Hideki "Dick" Komiyama visited Carnegie Mellon last week to introduce and demonstrate QRIO, the company's two-and-a-half-foot tall, autonomous, interactive humanoid robot.

December 22, 2004

Revolutionizing Photography With 3-D Cameras

ECE Professor Tsuhan Chen, graduate student Kate (Hyun Jung) Shim and former student Cha Zhang are taking photography to a new dimension.

October 19, 2004

Hands-on Opportunities in the Lab

In the early 1990s, the College of Engineering initiated sweeping changes in its undergraduate curriculum that significantly influenced the way engineering is taught in the U.S.

October 1, 2004

Distributing Wireless Signals in Buildings

Professor of ECE Dan Stancil was issued a patent last summer for his method to distribute wireless signals through buildings using heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) ducts.

September 1, 2004

Why the Next Big Thing Won't Be Big

Someday, nanorobots may perform delicate surgeries a thousand times more precisely than scalpels, or be ingested to attack viruses. They may also alter appearance and slow or reverse the aging process. Tiny machines building food atom by atom might even wipe out world famine, scientists predict.