# Meta's open vision models are driving a robotic wheelchair at the University of Pittsburgh

The Human Engineering Research Laboratories won up to $41.5 million from the federal health research agency for a platform that uses Segment Anything and DINO for real-time perception.

- Published: 2026-09-15T06:27:29.669Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-09-15/meta-s-open-vision-models-are-driving-a-robotic-wheelchair-a
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- Sources: [Meta AI](https://ai.meta.com/blog/assistive-robotics-university-of-pittsburgh-sam-dino/)

The University of Pittsburgh's Human Engineering Research Laboratories are building the Robotic Assistive Mobility and Manipulation Platform, funded by an award of up to $41.5 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, a…

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