Howie Choset
Howie Choset | |
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| Education | University of Pennsylvania(bachelors degree in 1990) California Institute of Technology (Masters and Ph.D. degrees in 1991 and 1996) |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology |
| Occupations | researcher, academic |
| Employer | Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute |
Howie Choset is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute. His research includes snakebots, or robots designed in a segmented fashion to mimic snake-like actuation and motion, demining, and coverage. His snake robots have also been used in surgical applications for diagnosis and tumor removal; nuclear power plant inspection, archaeological excavations, manufacturing applications and understanding biological behaviors of a variety of animals.