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 William
L. "Red" Whittaker
Dr. William L. "Red"
Whittaker is the Fredkin Professor of Robotics, Director of the
Field Robotics Center, and founder of the National Robotics
Engineering Consortium, all at Carnegie Mellon University. He is
also the Chief Scientist of RedZone Robotics.
He has an extensive record of
successful developments of robots for craft, labor and hazardous
duty. Examples include robots in field environments such as mines,
work sites and natural terrain. Dr. Whittaker's portfolio includes
the development of computer architectures for controlling mobile
robots; modeling and planning for non-repetitive tasks; complex
problems of objective sensing in random and dynamic environments;
and integration of complete field robot systems.
Dr. Whittaker is widely known for
his achievements in the robotics community. A few of his awards
include:
- Engelberger Technology Award
- Design News Special Achievement
Award
- Hero of Manufacturing Award
- Aviation & Space Technology
Award
Dr. Whittaker has advised
twenty-six Ph.D. students, has sixteen patents, and has authored
or co-authored over 200 publications.
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