Audio and Video Highlights
Carnegie Mellon University is pleased to provide multimedia to members of the press. In this area, we'll offer short segments of popular content members of the press can use on their own sites.
For full-length videos that can be linked or embedded on websites, please see Carnegie Mellon on YouTube. Questions? Email Ken Walters or call (412) 268-2900.
Robot 250
Below are standard-definition, widescreen clips from the Robot 250 press conference on July 10th. During the next two weeks, Robot 250 will feature a variety of public events, including hands-on family activities, public art, film screenings and celebratory exhibitions. Please visit robot250.org for a list of activities and events.
Robot 250 b-roll can be found here.
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Video: Illah Nourbakhsh [.mov]
Illah Nourbakhsh, associate professor at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute, talks about the benefits of Robot 250. |
Video: Ally Reeves [.mov]
Ally Reeves, artist and creator of the Look-See Tree, on how children react to the tree.
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Video: Greg Witt & Joey Hayes [.mov]
Greg Witt & Joey Hayes, artists and creators of the Green
Roof Roller Coaster at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh,
talk about initial reactions to the roller coaster.
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Video: Kyle Buzard [.mov]
Kyle Buzard, seventh grader at the Allegheny Traditional Academy, talks about his experience with Robot 250.
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Other multimedia highlights include:
- Randy Pausch's Last Lecture — Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who died of complications from pancreatic cancer on July 25, 2008, gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving talk, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals.
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