Roger Quinn

Roger D. Quinn is the Arthur P. Armington Professor of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, part of the Case School of Engineering. He also serves as Director of the Biologically Inspired Robotics laboratory. His research focuses on developing robots and control strategies based on biological principles, modeling animal neuromechanical systems, and creating bioinspired devices such as exoskeletons and soft robots. Quinn has authored over 300 publications and holds 9 patents, including innovations in robotic locomotion and neuroprosthetics.

Education: PhD in Engineering Science and Mechanics (Virginia Tech, 1985), MS and BS in Mechanical Engineering (University of Akron, 1983 and 1980).

Research interests include biorobotics, autonomous systems, neural control, and animal locomotion. Notable achievements include 1st place in the 2019 ION Autonomous Snow Plow Competition and the 2019 CWRU Distinguished Research Award. His lab has developed dozens of robots inspired by insects and other animals, such as the Mini-Whegs climbing robot and the MantisBot.

Key grants and collaborations involve NSF-funded projects on synthetic nervous systems and neuromechanical modeling. Over 100 graduate students have graduated under his mentorship, many achieving leadership roles in academia and industry.

Labs/Teams: Biologically Inspired Robotics Lab, collaborations with Professors Roy Ritzmann and Hillel Chiel (biologists).