# Pittsburgh Researchers Run Meta's Perception Models On-Device in a $41.5 Million Robotic Wheelchair Program

The RAMMP platform pairs a seven-degree-of-freedom arm with SAM 3.1 and DINOv3 running locally, so environmental understanding does not depend on network connectivity.

- Published: 2026-09-13T06:28:59.111Z
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- Sources: [Meta AI](https://ai.meta.com/blog/assistive-robotics-university-of-pittsburgh-sam-dino/), [University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine](https://www.medschool.pitt.edu/news/university-pittsburgh-lead-team-415m-project-create-robotic-wheelchair)

The University of Pittsburgh's Human Engineering Research Laboratories is integrating Meta's SAM 3.1 and DINOv3 models into the Robotic Assistive Mobility and Manipulation Platform, a wheelchair system funded with up to $41.5 million from t…

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