Bradley Nelson
Brad Nelson (born 16 May 1962) is a roboticist and entrepreneur. He has been the Professor of Robotics and Intelligent Systems[1] at ETH Zurich since 2002 and is known for his research in micro robotics, nano robotics, and medical robotics. He is a co-founder of Femtotools AG, Aeon Scientific AG, OphthoRobotics AG, Magnes AG, and MagnebotiX AG.
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| Born | 16 May 1962 |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | Switzerland, United States of America |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University |
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| Fields | Robotics |
| Institutions | ETH Zurich |
| Website | msrl.ethz.ch |
Education
- Ph.D. in Robotics (Robotics Institute, School of Computer Science), Carnegie Mellon University, 1995
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1987
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University Honors/Bronze Tablet, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1984
Honors and awards
Professor Nelson has over thirty years of experience in the field of robotics and has received a number of awards for his work in robotics, nanotechnology and biomedicine. His research group has won more than a dozen best paper awards at various international conferences and in international journals.
- 2016 European Research Council Advanced Grant
- 2015 T-ASE Best New Application Paper Award, IEEE CASE
- 2014 First Place: Mobile Robot Challenge Award, ICRA
- 2014 Best Medical Robotics Paper Award, ICRA
- 2013 Journal of Laboratory Automation Ten Award, JALA Ten
- 2012 Guinness Book of World Records for "Most Advanced Mini Robot for Medical Use."
- 2011 European Research Council Advanced Grant
- 2011 IEEE Fellow
- 2010 ASME Fellow
- 2009 First Place: RoboCup Nanogram Soccer
- 2007 First Place: RoboCup Nanogram Soccer
- 2005 Named to the "Scientific American 50" Scientific American
References
- "Prof. Dr. Bradley J. Nelson". Multi-Scale Robotics Lab.
External links
Talks & media
- MSRL on CNN's segment "Make - Create - Innovate"
- TEDx Zurich, 2012
- TV appearance "NOVA Making Stuff Smaller", 2011
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