Vijay Kumar (born 12 April 1962) is an Indian

roboticist Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of computer science and engineering. Robotics involves design, construction, operation, and use of robots. The goal of robotics is to design machines that can help and assist humans. Robotics integrat ...

and UPS foundation professor in the School of Engineering & Applied Science with secondary appointments in computer and information science and electrical and systems engineering at the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

, and became the new Dean of Penn Engineering on 1 July 2015. Kumar is known for his research in the control and coordination of multi-robot formations. He was elected to the

American Philosophical Society The American Philosophical Society (APS), founded in 1743 in Philadelphia, is a scholarly organization that promotes knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and communit ...

in 2018.

Education

* B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, May 1983 * M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, March 1988 * Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, September 1987

About his research work

Honours and awards

* The Ohio State University Presidential Fellowship (1986) * NSF

Presidential Young Investigator Award The Presidential Young Investigator Award (PYI) was awarded by the National Science Foundation of the United States Federal Government. The program operated from 1984 to 1991, and was replaced by the NSF Young Investigator (NYI) Awards and Presiden ...

(1991) * Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, University of Pennsylvania (1996) * The Ferdinand Freudenstein Award for significant contributions to mechanisms and robotics awarded at the 5th National Conference on Mechanisms and Robotics (1997) * Best paper award, Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (2002) * Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2003) * Kayamori Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (2004) * IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Distinguished Lecturer (2005) * Fellow, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2005) * IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Distinguished Award (2012) * George H. Heilmeier Faculty Award for Excellence in Research (2013) * Member,

National Academy of Engineering The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization. The National Academy of Engineering is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of ...

(2013) * Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award (2013) * IIT Kanpur Distinguished Alumnus Award 2013–14, for his outstanding contributions to the area of control and coordination of multi-robot formations. * The Joseph Engelberger Award by the Robotics Industries Association (2014) *

IEEE Robotics and Automation Award The IEEE Robotics and Automation Award is a Technical Field Award of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) that was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2002. This award is presented for contributions in the fi ...

(2020)

References

External links

Vijay Kumar Lab
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UPenn The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest- ...

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"Robots that fly ... and cooperate" (TED2012)
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