Carnegie Mellon University, in partnership with NVIDIA, will lead a new joint research center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that will focus on robotics, autonomy and artificial intelligence.
CMU said Monday that the research center will be part of the NVIDIA AI Tech Community, which, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said during the initiative’s launch on Oct. 14, seeks “to bring industry leaders together to minimize the risks and maximize the benefits of artificial intelligence.” Also present at the launch was CMU President Farnam Jahanian, Pitt Chancellor Joan Gabel and NVIDIA Vice President of Federal Anthony Robbins, a seven-time Wash100 Award winner.
The research center will give investigators from CMU the opportunity to take advantage of NVIDIA’s full-stack AI platform, software, computing expertise and new technologies.
Commenting on the center’s launching, Jahanian said the partnership between his institution and NVIDIA will help “unlock groundbreaking solutions across public and private sectors, including in energy, transportation, manufacturing, healthcare, and more.”
The CMU-led center is one of two comprising the NVIDIA AI Tech Community. The other will be led by the University of Pittsburgh and will focus on AI and intelligent systems and their applications in the health sciences.