The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $997,280.31 grant to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to research a "Symbiotic Exploration" concept for planetary rover missions. The goal is to develop a robotic system with a larger primary rover accompanied by a smaller, more expendable companion rover. This would allow exploration of riskier terrain without jeopardizing the primary mission. Benefits include greater area coverage, multiple camera perspectives, and...
This is a $79,439.30 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to develop autonomous navigation capabilities for rovers on the Moon and Mars. The award is not set aside and represents a research contract to advance technologies for space exploration. CMU, a renowned global research university, will leverage its expertise in areas like robotics, artificial intelligence, and computer science to address NASA's need for autonomous...
This federal contract award was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Carnegie Mellon University, a private non-profit university. The $275,184.53 training grant is focused on developing advanced computer vision algorithms to enable autonomous robotic manipulation for extra-planetary applications. The contract aims to create a "visual-world model" that can leverage sensor data to improve the robustness of robotic manipulation...
This is a $746,292 grant awarded by NASA to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) on April 1, 2022 to support research and technical services related to NASA's goal of sustained human presence in space. The grant has a performance period ending on March 31, 2026. CMU is a renowned research university with expertise across a wide range of technical domains, including artificial intelligence, robotics, computer science, and materials science. Through this grant, CMU will leverage its...
This is a $297,510 training grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Carnegie Mellon University. The grant is focused on developing new methods to improve the mobility of robotic planetary exploration platforms, particularly for traversing soft, non-cohesive soils and steep slopes. The work will involve developing terrain manipulation techniques, soil mechanics models, and integrated motion planning capabilities to enable rovers to...
Carnegie Mellon University was awarded a $2.33 million research grant by a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center to conduct research on autonomous navigation for small spacecraft formations. The contract, designated 21-NUP2021-009, was awarded on January 5, 2021, with work to be performed at Carnegie Mellon's Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania facility and an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2026. This non-set-aside grant supports fundamental research in spacecraft autonomy and...
This is a $670,291 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) for scientific research related to the agency's exploration initiatives. The grant, under NASA's Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) program, aims to execute a balanced science program focused on discipline-specific guidance, administration priorities, and congressional direction. Key goals include participating as a partner in NASA's exploration...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $124,955.76 grant to Carnegie Mellon University for research to design lightweight, deployable structures with high expansion ratios of 150X or more using advances in mechanical metamaterials. This grant does not have a set-aside designation. Carnegie Mellon University is a private, non-profit university known for its interdisciplinary programs and extensive experience delivering a wide range of goods and...
This federal contract award to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is for a research grant funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a data-centric recommendation system to support scientific research. The $313,202.99 grant aims to address the challenges researchers face in identifying the best data, tools, and approaches to investigate hypotheses, particularly in fields like hurricane science. This is part of a larger "Building Data Analytics Powered...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC22K1206, was issued by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) for a project titled "PROBABILISTIC GENERATIVE TERRAIN MAPPING FOR PLANETARY ROVERS". The $188,000.00 training grant has an ultimate completion date of August 28, 2025. CMU, a prestigious private research university, will be conducting research and development related to terrain mapping for planetary...
This is a research and development contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Carnegie Mellon University to develop the underlying mathematics and technology for automatically designing and programming modular robotic systems. The goal is to create more efficient and adaptable robots that can be reconfigured for different tasks, which could have applications in space exploration, manufacturing, search and rescue, and other domains. The $261,884.30 award does not have a set-aside designation, and it runs from August 2016 to August 2021. As a leading research university with expertise in areas like robotics, artificial intelligence, and materials science, Carnegie Mellon is well-positioned to advance the state of the art in modular robotic systems and provide innovative solutions to NASA and other federal agencies.