Dr. Howie Choset

Biography

Howie Choset is a Professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Robotics, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical & Computer Engineering. He serves as co-director of the Biorobotics Lab and director of the Robotics Major. Choset completed his undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1990, and he earned both his Master’s and Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1991 and 1996, respectively. His research group focuses on reducing complex high-dimensional problems typically found in robotics to simpler, lower-dimensional ones. He has developed modular, high degrees of freedom multi-robot systems and has led significant research in mechanism design, path planning, and motion estimation. His work has garnered numerous government and industry grants, and he has published extensively in high-impact journals such as Science and the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences. Choset was instrumental in the establishment of the Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute, which aims to advance technology and education in robotics manufacturing. His contributions span critical areas including surgical robotics, manufacturing processes, and infrastructure inspection. Choset has also led multi-PI projects aimed at automating various manufacturing processes and fostering rapid manufacturing ecosystems in the commercial electronics industry.

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