How CMU Built a World-Leading Robotics Ecosystem

<p> <img loading="lazy" src="https://www.cmu.edu/news/sites/default/files/styles/listings_desktop_1x_/public/2026-02/eng-robotics-11.jpg.webp?itok=HjJNK9ji" width="900" height="508" alt="CMU Robotics"> </p> From the depths of the ocean to the craters of the moon, Carnegie Mellon University has spent more than 40 years designing robots for the most extreme environments. On Feb. 27, the university will open the Robotics Innovation Center (RIC), a 150,000-square-foot facility built to scale that research for the next generation of autonomous systems.