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Quick Facts about Me

• Main Faculty Appointments: Mechanical Engineering, Control & Dynamical Systems
• Faculty Affiliate: Computation & Neural Systems, Medical Engineering, BioEngineering|

• Address: Mail Code 104-44, Caltech, Pasadena, CA 91125
• Phone: +01 (626) 395-4139; FAX: +01 (626) 583-4963
• Email: jwb at robotics dot caltech dot edu
• Admin: Ms. Sonya Lincoln; (626) 395-3385, lincolns at caltech dot edu

Current Research Projects & Interests

My research is divided between traditional robotics research, and collaborations with neuroscientists to develop technology for paralyzed nervous systems. More information can be found at the Burdick Research Group Homepage

Robotics Research

• We competed in the DARPA Robotic Challenge as part of Team RoboSimian
• With JPL, we are part of The Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance (RCTA).
  • Robust Caging Graphs
  • Mobile Manipulation
• Moball
• Axel; a minimalist rover for extreme planetary terrains (Axel Internal Wiki Page);
• We competed as part of the JPL team in the DARPA-ARMS program.

NeuroEngineering

• High density epidural spinal stimulation (joint work with V.R. Edgerton)

Quick Links

• My Google Calendar Page;
• Reading Groups: CDS 270: Verification of Hybrid Systems; Caging; Neuro;
• Caltech;ME; CMS; CDS; MedE; CNS; BE; IST; CNSE;
• CIT Research Admin;

Teaching

• ME 115(a,b): Intro to Kinematics and Robotics. (older):
• CDS 110(b): Intro to Control
• Old ME/CS 131,132;ME 132 (2011); Robotic Navigation
• CDS 270: Manipulation & Grasping;

On-Line Publications/Catalogs

• Caltech Library: CIT Library; WebCLAS; New Matrials; CIT Theses;
• On-Line: arXiv; CiteSeer; DOE EPrint; MathSciNet (math pub. data base); AMS Preprints; Robotics Publication Data Base;
• Library of Congress; Bibliofind (new/used/rare book search engine);

Handy References

• Table of Laplace Transforms; Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List; Planet Math; Tortoise SVN Doc.s;

Conferences, Workshops, Proposals

• ICRA 2016
• Microsoft Conf. Management Software;

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