CMU, Pitt Researchers Launch ‘Roboventilator’ Project To Address Ventilator Shortage

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh are developing a new, low-cost ventilator that will help address the shortage from the Coronavirus pandemic.
Nicknamed the “Roboventilator,” the new device uses robotic technologies and sensors designed by CMU and help fill the void left between current sophisticated ventilators and low-cost alternatives with limited capabilities currently being approved on an emergency basis by the F