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Kevin Lynch is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Center for Robotics and Biosystems at Northwestern University. He holds a Ph.D. in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering (with honors) from Princeton University. His research focuses on robotic manipulation, robot locomotion, physical human-robot interaction, and distributed control of robot swarms. He has pioneered advancements in exoskeleton control, swarm formation algorithms, and haptic interaction frameworks.
Professor Lynch has received significant recognition, including the IEEE Fellow distinction (2010), the Harashima Award (2017), and the Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence award (2007–2010). He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Robotics and has authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications.
- Key contributions include the development of safety-aware human-robot collaboration systems and self-healing swarm control algorithms.
- He created the ME 333 Introduction to Mechatronics course and the Mechatronics Design Laboratory, fostering interdisciplinary robotics education.
- His lab, the Center for Robotics and Biosystems, integrates biomechanics with advanced robotics to address challenges in rehabilitation and autonomous systems.
