{"id":45,"date":"2024-03-15T03:43:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T03:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2026-01-06T16:11:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:11:21","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"45\" class=\"elementor elementor-45\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7cddd4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7cddd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57096b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Prof. John Dolan<\/strong><\/h5><p>Program Director, MRSD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5ec55 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c5ec55\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-198e69f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"198e69f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"color: #222222;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: small\"><p>Dear friends,<\/p><p>Winter has descended again, and we have already gotten a bit of snow to surprise and maybe even delight current MRSD students who haven&#8217;t experienced it before. The 2025 MRSD Project teams did a great job in their FVD presentations. The students and\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Sarah<\/span>\u00a0planned a surprise celebration of my 10th anniversary as MRSD Director after the public presentation in early December, and that was a real delight. Thanks for the thoughtfulness of all who planned and participated in it and sent in remembrances!<\/p><p>Please, please strongly consider joining the newsletter team. Many (or at least more) hands will make light work, and the newsletter has been a fabulous addition to our online presence and sense of MRSD community. But we&#8217;re down to a very small number of people doing the work for it, so please let\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Sarah<\/span>\u00a0know if you&#8217;re willing and able!<\/p><p>Happy New Year,<\/p><div>John\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac5ed5b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ac5ed5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-691a618 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"691a618\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8193d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a8193d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a231abe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a231abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/conte_sarah_2019_2-300x450-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2664\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8868482 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8868482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Sarah Conte<\/strong><\/h5><p>Program Manager, MRSD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404e00d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"404e00d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b25b3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51b25b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"color: #222222;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: small\"><p>Greetings, MRSD Family!<br \/><br \/>I hope the newsletter finds you well as we step into a new season of growth and progress. Our newest alumni have been making meaningful contributions in the robotics industry for 6 months now. The Class of 2026 just completed their team projects and will embark on their final semester. The Class of 2027 is just starting their projects, as they are also searching for summer internship opportunities. Faculty and staff are knee-deep in the annual admissions process to create the Class of 2028. These milestones remind us of the incredible momentum within MRSD and the bright future we continue to build as a community.<br \/><br \/>This edition of the newsletter celebrates the achievements and milestones across our entire ecosystem: alumni forging new paths, students pushing boundaries in their projects, and faculty expanding opportunities for collaboration and innovation. The stories ahead reflect the strength of our community and the shared commitment that keeps MRSD moving forward.\u00a0Thank you for being part of this journey. 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Robot(icists) Swarm<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc1b24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dc1b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leonardo Mouta (MRSD '25)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac111ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac111ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-5\"><div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\"><div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-6 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group final-completion\"><div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8061f23a-9c50-478c-ac09-18f5fc10a1ad\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\"><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;CMU doesn\u2019t make it easy either: we tend to put our heart way too much in the work, missing out on many opportunities to see the world and the people around us. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But MRSD is different. And that difference is all too often overlooked.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p><p>Leo believes that MRSD&#8217;s uniquness as a graduate program comes from the amazing networking opportunities it provides. Check out what he has to say!\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b8bf5 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"58b8bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/article-roboticists-swarm\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"2\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9264bc7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9264bc7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6177c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6177c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c441ef elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c441ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/71fc7869-4032-4909-9a95-07f2a6abe2be-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2355\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/71fc7869-4032-4909-9a95-07f2a6abe2be-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/71fc7869-4032-4909-9a95-07f2a6abe2be-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/71fc7869-4032-4909-9a95-07f2a6abe2be-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/71fc7869-4032-4909-9a95-07f2a6abe2be.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c0740 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9c0740\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2095adc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2095adc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dear MRSD...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc2d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dc2d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sridevi Kaza (MRSD '24)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d82c58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d82c58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-5\"><div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\"><div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-6 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group final-completion\"><div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8061f23a-9c50-478c-ac09-18f5fc10a1ad\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\"><p>Read Sri&#8217;s nostalgic and heartfelt breakup letter to MRSD as she reflects on her journey, getting ready to graduate in a few weeks.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06606a9 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"06606a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/article-a-breakup-letter-to-mrsd\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285f13c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"285f13c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-837b6a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"837b6a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MRSD: Beyond Just Robotics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2679a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2679a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shaolin Kataria (MRSD '24)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba03df3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba03df3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-5\"><div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\"><div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-6 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group final-completion\"><div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8061f23a-9c50-478c-ac09-18f5fc10a1ad\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\"><p>Shaolin joined MRSD just after his undergrad. He pens a journey of his exploration of both interests and personality; threading tremendous personal and professional growth during the course of the program..<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d0753 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"84d0753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/article-mrsd-beyond-robotics\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"4\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e003524 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e003524\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7952e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f7952e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ce499 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5ce499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/unnamed-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2366\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/unnamed-2.png 512w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/unnamed-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/unnamed-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f13fa4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f13fa4d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4148742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4148742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MRSD Student to Admissions Committee: A 10-Year Journey<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cacb25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cacb25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kalyani Nirmal (MRSD '14, SDE Robotics at AmazonLab126)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f93dea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f93dea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-5\"><div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\"><div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-6 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group final-completion\"><div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8061f23a-9c50-478c-ac09-18f5fc10a1ad\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\"><p>Discover the transformative journey of one MRSD graduate turned Admissions Committee member, as they reflect on a decade of industry experience and the impact of diverse perspectives on selecting the next cohort of robotics innovators. Read their insights in the full article below.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea4025 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3ea4025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/articles\/article-mrsd-admissions-committee\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"5\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571d047 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"571d047\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f917a06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f917a06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f52641f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f52641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/paulo_14-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-891\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/paulo_14-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/paulo_14-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/paulo_14-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/paulo_14-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/paulo_14-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecfe828 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ecfe828\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1df19c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1df19c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letter to a Young Roboticist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca231fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca231fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paulo Camasmie (MRSD '20, CEO Symbol Robotics)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc1694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cc1694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-5\"><div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\"><div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-6 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group final-completion\"><div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8061f23a-9c50-478c-ac09-18f5fc10a1ad\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\"><p>Amidst eighties&#8217; innovation, Paulo thrived from coding games to founding tricycle manufacturing. Acceptance into CMU&#8217;s MRSD program ignited a journey to prove that age is no barrier to innovation. 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Sarah Conte (MRSD program manager) at center, is the person that encouraged me to apply to MRSD. I thought my chances were close to none, but she said, &quot;no, you look like a great fit&quot;.\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAlumni Corner\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSee what your batchmates are up to... \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8be896a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"8be896a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/projects-overview\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/EmberEye-scaled-e1713401659998-1024x1024.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"EmberEye\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProjects Overview\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t'25 has the largest number of industry sponsored projects, the largest team size, and many more...\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tView projects\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7deb1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"2a7deb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/batch-spotlight\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/04\/unnamed-1.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"unnamed (1)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBatch Spotlight <br><i>('24 &amp; 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