# Meta's Open Vision Models Move Into a $41.5 Million Robotic Wheelchair Program and Berkeley Lab Science

The University of Pittsburgh runs Segment Anything and DINOv3 on-device so perception does not depend on network connectivity.

- Published: 2026-08-04T06:03:13.954Z
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- Sources: [Meta AI](https://ai.meta.com/blog/assistive-robotics-university-of-pittsburgh-sam-dino/), [Meta AI](https://ai.meta.com/blog/genesis-mission-lawrence-berkeley-national-laboratory-segment-anything-dino/), [University of Pittsburgh](https://www.health.pitt.edu/university-of-pittsburgh-to-lead-team-up-to-41-5-million-project-to-create-robotic-wheelchair/)

The Human Engineering Research Laboratories at the University of Pittsburgh are building a combined powered wheelchair and robotic arm, funded by an award of up to $41.5 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. The per…

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