Editing Robotics Institute (section)

==Major centers==
The [[National Robotics Engineering Center]] (NREC) was established in 1996 as the commercial arm of the RI, with the intention of applying robotic technology to commercial and defense applications. It has partnered with more than 300 companies such as [[General Motors]], [[GE Ventures]], [[Google]] and [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], as well as with the [[U.S. military]].

In September 2015, the NREC secured a $5.5 million gift from the car transport company, [[Uber]], to support three robotics fellowships and research directed at developing safe, [[self-driving cars]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Uber gives $5.5M to Carnegie Mellon for robotics fellowships|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/sep/9/uber-gives-55m-to-carnegie-mellon-for-robotics-fel/|work=[[The Washington Times]]|access-date=9 September 2015}}</ref> This donation was made roughly seven months after Uber poached 40 NREC scientists, including its director, Tony Stenz, and other key program leaders, while the two organizations closely collaborated on driverless technologies.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ramsey|first1=Mike|last2=Macmillan|first2=Douglas|title=Carnegie Mellon Reels After Uber Lures Away Researchers|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-uber-a-friend-or-foe-of-carnegie-mellon-in-robotics-1433084582|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=10 September 2015|date=31 May 2015}}</ref>

The '''Field Robotics Center''' (FRC) has developed a number of significant robots, including [[Sandstorm (vehicle)|Sandstorm]] and [[H1ghlander]], which finished second and third in the [[DARPA Grand Challenge (2005)|2005 DARPA Grand Challenge]], and [[Boss (vehicle)|Boss]], which won the [[DARPA Grand Challenge (2007)|2007 DARPA Grand Challenge]].