Our People
Meet the researchers, engineers, and innovators driving the future of assistive robotics.
Principal Investigator
Rory Cooper, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Distinguished Professor at the University of Pittsburgh and Director of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL). Dr. Cooper is a world-renowned expert in rehabilitation engineering and wheelchair technology.
Co-Principal Investigators
Leadership driving the RAMMP consortium across academia and industry.
William Emfinger, Ph.D.
ATDev
Taskin Padir, Ph.D.
Northeastern University
Zackory Erickson, Ph.D.
Carnegie Mellon University
Tapomayukh Bhattacharjee, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Brad Duerstock, Ph.D.
Purdue University
Jered Dean
LUCI
Nathaniel Swenson
Kinova
Jorge Candiotti, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Sivashankar Sivakanthan, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Industry Partners
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We're always looking for talented researchers, engineers, and innovators who are passionate about improving lives through assistive technology.
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