Reid Simmons
Carnegie Mellon University, PA·Engineering
Robotics research spans many topics, sectors and technologies, and researchers benefit from a shared place to exchange ideas. This award supports organizing the 2026 Foundational Research in Robotics (FRR) and National Robotics Initiative (NRI) Annual Meeting.
- Fields
Engineering
Computer Science
- Topics
robotics
research community
collaboration
- Grants
- 1 known grant, through May 2027
What they work on
- Organize the 2026 Foundational Research in Robotics (FRR) and National Robotics Initiative (NRI) Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, with project talks, poster sessions, workshops, panels and keynote talks.
- Support activities that help aspiring robotics researchers write successful proposals to the FRR program.
- Encourage collaboration among robotics researchers, industry and government partners through networking sessions and an outreach event.
More about the research
The meeting will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 25–26 September 2026.
Why it matters
The meeting brings together robotics researchers from many topics and sectors. It helps them share results, form collaborations and connect with industry and government partners. It also helps newer researchers learn how to enter the field and propose robotics projects, which could strengthen future robotics research.
Known grants
From NIH and NSF research grants. Labs often have other funding we can't see.
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The school
Carnegie Mellon University: 28 labs on PI Pages, $505M a year on research, 346 research doctorates a year.
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