A group of Carnegie Mellon University students aim to use advanced technology to increase the efficiency of one of the most basic functions at Pittsburgh International Airport: restroom cleaning.
The project is the latest collaboration between the airport and the tech-forward university, this time under the umbrella of the airport’s xBridge innovation center. The airport and CMU signed an agreement in 2018 to work together to enhance traveler experiences and airport operations.
The goal of the latest project? To calculate real-time, smarter cleaning schedules using artificial intelligence that takes into account when and where flights are coming in, how many people are using a restroom based on a beam that counts people as they approach, and, eventually, sensors that alert staff when soap needs to be refilled and garbage needs to be emptied.
The Seattle native was the muse of late choreographer Bob Fosse and collaborator
Reinking was visiting family in Washington state when she died in her sleep, her sister-in-law Dahrla King told Variety
She is best known for portraying Roxie Hart in 1977 s Broadway production of Chicago replacing Gwen Verdon and also reprised the role in the 1996 revival
Reinking in the 1996 revival of Chicago played Roxie and also was the choreographer and won the Tony Award for Best Choreography
She also was the co-creator, co-director and co-choreographer of the Fosse musical that opened on Broadway in 1999 and showcased choreography of the late Fosse who had a romantic relationship with his muse Reinking