# Pittsburgh Researchers Run Meta's Vision Models On-Device for a $41.5 Million Robotic Wheelchair Programme

The Human Engineering Research Laboratories are using DINOv3 and Segment Anything locally for real-time perception, under an award of up to $41.5 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.

- Published: 2026-09-07T06:22:00.097Z
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- Sources: [Meta AI](https://ai.meta.com/blog/assistive-robotics-university-of-pittsburgh-sam-dino/)

Meta described how the Human Engineering Research Laboratories at the University of Pittsburgh are using its DINOv3 and Segment Anything models for perception in an assistive robotics program. The laboratory received an award of up to $41.5…

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