Technology

🌝 A Pittsburgh-built lander is headed to the Moon

Colin Williams The first lander headed to the Moon since the Apollo missions is right here in Pittsburgh. Unveiled during a press conference yesterday that featured NASA administrator Bill Nelson and Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8) among others, the Peregrine lander will carry 24 payloads ranging from highly sensitive instruments to a 4-pound rover assembled by CMU students to our satellite. Peregrine is […]

/ April 22, 2022

Pittsburghpedia: The making of “Robotics Row,” coined locally and known globally

Incline illustration. Photo via Wikimedia Commons. Know your weird and wonky Pittsburgh terms? This post is part of our Pittsburghpedia series, a handy glossary of words and phrases unique to our city that’ll help you #talklikeyoulivehere. Let’s fill you in. Today’s entry … Robotics Row WHAT IS IT? A reference to the concentration of technology companies […]

/ October 2, 2019

Forget Silicon Valley, these tech companies are moving to Braddock

Braddock’s past is steel. Could tech be its future? Via Wikimedia Commons MeterFeeder was one of the first ripples in Braddock. The tech startup was working to sell the borough on its parking fee-collection software in 2015 when local officials mentioned a newly refurbished office space in town that might suit the young company. “We […]

/ August 21, 2019