Carnegie Mellon University agreed on Tuesday to enter a strategic partnership with venture capital firm Chrysalix Venture Capital aimed at uncovering commercial technologies in industrial sectors.

The agreement could lead to a “brain trust” that will seek responses to changes in resource-intensive industries including oil and gas, electricity and utilities, chemicals and materials, manufacturing, agriculture and transportation and mobility. 

The partnership appears to relate specifically to robotic technology, though further confirmation was not provided.

Chrysalix collaborates with a network of corporate partners…