Advanced manufacturing
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We use our research to enhance the manufacturing of products and processes, which helps to create a stronger and more vibrant industrial community. Our expertise in the fields of additive manufacturing, medical device manufacturing, and micro/nano-manufacturing is continuously strengthened by our interdisciplinary approaches and industrial partnerships. Our researchers are constantly exploring new materials for 3-D metal printing, innovating the latest techniques in micro-machining, and developing innovative hands-on medical training tools.
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[Mar 2
Robotics
Robotics Innovation Center is open and ready for research and partners
Marked with a visit from Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Carnegie Mellon University officially opened the Robotics Innovation Center on February 27.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2026/03/02-ric-opening.html)
[By using digital twin technology to integrate human intelligence with artificial intelligence, Civil Engineering’s Pingbo Tang is helping to make both workers and production lines more efficient.
AI + human intelligence = productivity and scalability](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2026/02/20-ai-human-intelligence.html)
[Feb 13
Advanced Manufacturing
Freestanding 3D MXene structures push the limits of microscale devices
Rahul Panat has developed a single-step printing technique that transforms atomically thin MXene nanosheets into intricate, freestanding structures. The breakthrough paves the way for powerful, miniaturized energy storage devices and next-generation electronics.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2026/02/13-freestanding-3d-mxene.html)
[Feb 9
Advanced Manufacturing
Successful part production advances digital twin modeling project
Researchers have completed their first successful production of a challenge part, which will advance efforts to optimize additive manufacturing of custom components used in aeroengines.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2026/02/09-digital-twin-modeling.html)
[Feb 6
Advanced Manufacturing
AI saves 3D prints in real time
Amir Barati Farimani is teaching 3D printers to see, diagnose, and self-correct errors in real time using a new large language model. The AI-powered system works with any 3D printer to produce stronger parts and automate quality assurance.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2026/02/06-ai-saves-3d-prints.html)
[Jan 19
Advanced Manufacturing
Fuchs joins World Economic Forum meeting in Davos
CMU’s Erica Fuchs returns to the World Economic Forum annual meeting to participate in and moderate sessions alongside global tech, business, and government leaders.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2026/01/19-fuchs-wef.html)
[Jan 12
Health & Biomedicine
Carnegie Mellon awarded ARPA-H contract to develop 3D bioprinted liver
A CMU-led project team aims to build a 3D bioprinted liver that supports regeneration in acute liver failure patients, with the potential to transform transplant medicine.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2026/01/12-3d-bioprinted-liver.html)
[Mechanical engineering undergraduate finds research opportunities that combine his interest in 3D printing and robotics.
Researching a hot topic](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/12/05-researching-a-hot-topic.html)
[Dec 1
Advanced Manufacturing
Uncovering how cells reshape their surroundings
A new chemoselective method reveals how cells rebuild their surroundings. Developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, it enables precise tagging and analysis of newly made extracellular matrix proteins.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/12/01-how-cells-reshape-surroundings.html)
[Nov 12
Advanced Manufacturing
Honey, I shrunk the robot
CMU researchers use novel 3D nanofabrication techniques to miniaturize robots, thereby enabling exceptional speed, precision, and the potential for new applications in manufacturing and medicine.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/11/12-microdelta-robots.html)
[Nov 5
Advanced Manufacturing
Stepping on up to manufacturing careers
The Manufacturing Futures Institute and it is partners hosted bi-weekly sessions that gave participants the opportunity to use tools and machinery that sparked their interest in the manufacturing careers.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/11/05-step-on-up.html)
[Oct 10
Advanced Manufacturing
Skybound construction
Advancements in aerial additive manufacturing from the lab of Amir Barati Farimani could one day enable drones to construct remote infrastructure, maintain cities, and support space exploration.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/10/10-skybound-construction.html)
[Researchers in the Materials Science and Engineering Department have pioneered the potential to train large language models to understand a novel alloy physics language in a similar manner.
AlloyGPT: Leveraging a language model to aid alloy discovery](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/09/29-alloy-gpt.html)
[Aug 22
Advanced Manufacturing
Extending battery life, improving operating safety
New technology from Reeja Jayan in the department of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University extends battery life cycle by 10x, reduces charging time, and improves operating safety.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/08/22-extending-battery-life.html)
[Aug 7
Advanced Manufacturing
“Don’t tell me you’re trying to 3D print my engagement ring”
CMU alum Tanner Aikens put his design skills and creativity to the test when he set out to 3D print jewelry for his girlfriend.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/08/08-3d-engagement-ring.html)
[Jul 29
Advanced Manufacturing
AI model accelerates design process
A new machine learning model can save engineers time and computation resources by using AI to quickly and accurately predict simulation results.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/07/29-ai-model-accelerates-design-checklist.html)
[Jul 11
Advanced Manufacturing
A second life for air quality monitors
Published in Science Advances, breakthrough polymer coating extends the half-life of an MXene-based air quality sensor by 200% and enables regeneration when performance begins to degrade.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/07/11-air-quality-monitors.html)
[Jun 16
Advanced Manufacturing
Printed materials inspired by nature
A new method for creating superhydrophobic surfaces offers precise control over the shape and location of the structures, while requiring no post processing.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/06/16-printed-materials-inspired-by-nature.html)