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Richard M. Voyles is the Daniel C. Lewis Professor of Engineering Technology at Purdue University's Polytechnic Institute with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Computer and Information Technology. He serves as Director of the Robotics Accelerator and Head of the Collaborative Robotics Lab. Prior to his full-time return to Purdue, he served as Assistant Director of Robotics and Cyber-Physical Systems at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and previously led the National Robotics Initiative at the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Voyles holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue (1983), an M.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Stanford (1989), and a Ph.D. in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon (1997). His research spans multiple domains of robotics including rescue robotics, UAV development, gesture-based programming, cyber-animal systems, and self-adaptive robotic systems. He has received numerous honors including being named an IEEE Fellow and receiving Purdue's 'Seeds for Success' Award.
His research output demonstrates significant contributions across robotics theory and application, with particular emphasis on novel robot designs like the MOTHERSHIP robot for urban search and rescue, the Dexterous Hexrotor for physical interaction with environments, and the development of the ReFrESH architecture for self-adaptive robotic systems. His work has been supported by NSF through multiple grants including the NSF Center for Robots and Sensors for the Human Well-Being (RoSe-HUB).
Dr. Voyles has advised numerous graduate students who have gone on to academic and industry positions, including several who have become professors at other institutions. His research has resulted in significant publications across major robotics conferences and journals, with recent work focusing on nuclear decommissioning applications, neuromorphic computing for robotics, and advanced UAV capabilities.
- Daniel C. Lewis Professor
- IEEE Fellow
- Purdue 'Seeds for Success' Award
As an educator, Dr. Voyles teaches courses in robotics, real-time computer vision, and cyber-animal systems. He has been instrumental in developing new MS and PhD degrees in Robotics Technology at Purdue, set to launch in Fall 2024. His lab, the Collaborative Robotics Lab, maintains strong industry partnerships through the RoSe-HUB center, working with numerous companies on applied robotics research.
