Cagdas D Onal
Dean’s Professor and Arseneault Faculty Fellow of Robotics Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
My research aims to enable the common use of robots by the general population. Towards this objective, I am interested in building and controlling unconventional, bio-inspired, soft robotic systems and human augmentation devices to push the envelope in robotics research.
Interests
- Soft Robotics
- Bioinspiration
- Origami Engineering
- Human Robot Interfacing
- Control Theory
Education
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Postdoctoral Associate in Robotics Engineering, 2009 - 2012
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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PhD in Mechanical Engineering, 2009
Carnegie Mellon University
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MS, BS in EECS -- Mechatronics Engineering, 2005, 2003
Sabanci University