Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Sep 22

Tricky tangles: Robots learn to navigate vine-like vegetation Opens in new window

CMU researchers develop technology that enables four-legged robots to walk through vine-like vegetation.

Sep 20

Albert Presto named director of CAPS Opens in new window

Albert Presto has been named the director of the Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies (CAPS) at Carnegie Mellon University.

Sep 12

Mindfulness may help engineering students’ experiences with stress Opens in new window

Chris McComb and collaborators at Penn State, found that mindfulness based interventions (MBI) had an impact on students in an introductory engineering design course.

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Graduate study in Mechanical Engineering: Learn more about graduate study in mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.

Undergraduate program: Our undergraduate program in mechanical engineering prepares students for their individual career paths and fosters the ability to adapt to the rapidly changing technologies faced by today's engineers. Project-based courses, opportunities to pursue independent research, study abroad options, and hundreds of student organizations enrich the student experience. Learn more.

Research: Innovation. Multidisciplinary collaboration. Complex problem solving. Our faculty, researchers, and students are revolutionizing focus areas in advanced manufacturing, bioengineering, computational engineering, energy and the environment, product design, and robotics. They collaborate with experts in multidisciplinary research centers across the university. Intrigued? Explore our research areas.