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Carnegie Mellon's Bajcsy receives $985,834 Packard Fellowship for robotics research

Original titleBajcsy Awarded Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering

Outlet: CMU Robotics Institute
Published: Oct 16, 2026
Importance: 2/5

Summary

Andrea Bajcsy, an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science, received a 2026 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering with $985,834 in unrestricted funding over five years.

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Andrea Bajcsy, an assistant professor in Carnegie Mellon University's Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science, has received a 2026 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. The fellowship, awarded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, provides early career researchers with $985,834 in unrestricted funding over five years to pursue innovative research. The post Bajcsy Awarded Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University.

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