Howie Choset

Howie Choset
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania(bachelors degree in 1990) California Institute of Technology (Masters and Ph.D. degrees in 1991 and 1996)
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology
Occupationsresearcher, academic
EmployerCarnegie 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.