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(Bluefield)-The Center for Applied Research & Technology (CART) at Bluefield State College has accepted an invitation to join the prestigious Robotics Foundry, a Pittsburgh-based organization designed to establish and grow a thriving robotics industry cluster. Bruce Mutter, received the invitation from Robotics Foundry officials earlier this month.
The invitation provides CART with an opportunity to submit professional papers and attend networking sessions. The Robotics Foundry was established a year ago, merging the Pittsburgh Robotics Initiative and the National Center for Defense Robotics.
Last year, CART joined several universities' research teams in a joint effort designed to develop technologies capable of detecting weapons of mass destruction. William Hungate, Civilian Technology Project Officer/Patrick Air Force Base, extended that invitation after witnessing the success of the BSC CART student team that designed an intelligent ground robotic vehicle (IGRV) that won two collegiate world titles, defeating student teams from Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, the University of Michigan, and institutions of higher education from Japan and Canada.
CART is also working with Florida A&M University on a Department of Defense/Defense Intelligence Agency initiative to enhance IGRV capabilities through robotics and sensor integration. Very recently, Mutter, BSC Professor Bob Riggins, and BSC students Amy and Jarrod Snider visited the Robotics Foundry. It was during that visit that discussions took place regarding the opportunity for CART to join the Foundry. Subsequently, Jarrod Snider was accepted into the Carnegie Mellon University robotics masters program.
CART was established to improve the competitive position of BSC for applied research opportunities in the current environment of research and development, Mutter noted. CART and the Robotics Foundry share the vision of utilizing technology and technology transfer for economic development of the region. We eagerly anticipate the opportunities that will arise from our membership in the Robotics Foundry.
April 23, 2004
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