Our Region's Business: CMRA and Pittsburgh Technical College featured on segment
By Vu Nguyen
March 26, 2023 – PITTSBURGH, PA – Dr. Harvey-Smith, President/CEO of Pittsburgh Technical College (PTC), and Vu Nguyen, Co-Director of Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy (CMRA), appeared on Bill Flanagan's Our Region's Business to discuss a collaboration between PTC and CMRA.
Watch the segment at the link below:
Our Region's Business - Carnegie Mellon University and Pittsburgh Technical College
PTC previously launched the Robotics and Autonomous Engineering Technology (RAET) program in partnership with Pittsburgh-based Aurora Innovation, LLC, a leader in autonomous vehicle development. The initiative represented a multi-disciplinary effort to prepare service engineer technicians—skilled professionals capable of building, maintaining, and customizing robotic and autonomous systems.
This hands-on, 18-month program combined elements of electronics, mechanical engineering, electrical systems, and information technology. It integrated robotics, electronics, and CAD-based instruction, culminating in a capstone or internship experience to prepare students for real-world applications. While PTC and the program is no longer active, it reflected an innovative approach to workforce development in robotics-related fields such as healthcare, manufacturing, and education.