Veteran Robotics Scientist and Chairman Emeritus of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at USC Dr. George Bekey Joins the Advisory Board of RoboDynamics Corporation.
RoboDynamics HQ – Santa Monica (December 14, 2010)
RoboDynamics announced today that Dr. George Bekey has joined its Advisory Board.
Dr. Bekey is the founding Director of the USC Robotics Lab and current Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering at USC. Since retirement several years ago, Dr. Bekey has remained active in teaching and research, currently leading courses in biomedical engineering and robotics at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.
Dr. Bekey will join Dr. Illah Nourbakhsh of CMU’s Robotics Institute and other distinguished robotics scientists on the RoboDynamics Board of Advisors. In this capacity Dr. Bekey will work closely with the R&D teams at the company while representing RoboDynamics at international conferences where he is a frequent invited speaker.
“Dr. Bekey has provided a half century of distinguished contributions to the field of robotics” said Fred Nikgohar, CEO of RoboDynamics. “He is the preeminent Statesman of our field and we are honored to be in the position of benefiting from his guidance and having him representing the values and the people of RoboDynamics”.
“The profiling of RoboDynamics as the company pioneering Enterprise Robotic Telepresence by the New York Times and other major publications is an indication of this company’s vision and potential” said Dr. George Bekey. “Being privy to upcoming projects I am excited to be a part of something that has the potential to be historic and I’m glad for the opportunity to be a part of this team”.
RoboDynamics is the recognized global leader in enterprise robotic telepresence with its TiLR Robotic Telepresence Platform. Introduced commercially in 2008, RoboDynamics is the first company to bring cost-savings, travel reduction, and significant productivity increases through the use of robotic technology.
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RoboDynamics is the pioneer of Enterprise Robotic Telepresence. Their human-sized TiLR platform has been in deployment since 2008 across multiple verticals and organizations of all sizes. TiLR is a robotic avatar that enables remote users to participate with geographically dispersed team members as though they’re there in person. RoboDynamics, founded in 2003, is a privately held company based out of Santa Monica, CA.