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Pittsburgh Technology Fun Fact - First Robotics Institute

Posted by Jamie
In Pittsburgh Education, Pittsburgh Fun Fact, Technology
28Nov 07

The first Robotics Institute opened at Carnegie Mellon University in 1979 to “conduct basic and applied research in robotics technologies and transfer them to industry to enhance productivity and product quality.” [RI press release]

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Pittsburgh Fun Fact - Bridges

Posted by Jamie
In On the Road in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Fun Fact
7Nov 07

Pittsburgh Bridge - Roberto Clemente

Pittsburgh has the most bridges in the nation; second-most in the world after Venice. That’s a lot of bridges.

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Pittsburgh Fun Fact!

Posted by PittsburghR&R
In Pittsburgh Communities, Pittsburgh Culture, Pittsburgh Education, Pittsburgh Fun Fact, University of Pittsburgh
6Nov 07

Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of LearningThe Cathedral of Learning [another photo] is the second tallest educational building in the world, topped only by a building [photo] on the campus of Lomonosov Moscow State University

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PS: The building in Moscow has a long tower of a star at the top (which isn’t very aesthetically pleasing), so Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning is technically the world’s largest pretty educational establishment!

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