Aaron Ames
Aaron Ames
Bren Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Control and Dynamical Systems, and Aerospace; Booth-Kresa Leadership Chair, Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies; Director, Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies
B.S., University of St. Thomas, 2001; B.A., University of St. Thomas, 2001; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2006; Ph.D., 2006. Lecturer, Caltech, 2007; Professor, 2017; Bren Professor, 2017-; Booth-Kresa Leadership Chair, 2025-; Director, 2025-.
Research interests: bipdal robotics, hybrid systems, Zeno behavior, prosthetic devices. Theoretical foundations with practical applications to human inspired bipedal walking.
Overview
Professor Ames' research interests center on robotics, nonlinear control, hybrid systems and cyber-physical systems, with special emphasis on foundational theory and experimental realization on robotic systems; his lab designs, builds and tests novel bipedal robots and prosthesis with the goal of achieving human-like bipedal robotic walking and translating these capabilities to robotic assistive devices.
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