Gary M. Bone

Dr. Gary M. Bone is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University, serving since 1994. His expertise spans robotics, collaborative robots, control systems, computer vision, and manufacturing automation. He specializes in advanced manufacturing and mechanics and design, contributing to research clusters like Advanced Materials & Manufacturing and Digital & Smart Systems. He holds a B.Sc. App.Sc. from Queen's University (1986), M.Eng. and Ph.D. from McMaster University (1988, 1993).

Dr. Bone teaches courses including MECH ENG 4H03 (Mechatronics), MECH ENG 4M06A/B (Capstone Design Project), and MECH ENG 751 (Advanced Control Systems). His research focuses on robot design, sensing, control, collaborative robots, 3D vision, soft/pneumatic actuators, and advanced control algorithms. His work emphasizes safe human-robot collaboration, energy-efficient actuators, and adaptive control systems.

Dr. Bone actively advises graduate students and has developed innovative solutions for industrial automation challenges. His lab explores areas like origami-inspired actuators and hybrid actuator systems. He maintains an open-door policy for collaboration and is affiliated with McMaster's robotics and manufacturing research initiatives.