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Dr. Jonathan Hurst

Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Chief Technology Officer
Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems Institute (CoRIs), Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States

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Research biography & scholarly focus

Co-founder of Agility Robotics and lead designer of Cassie and Digit bipedal walking robots; pioneer in dynamic legged locomotion and passive elastic mechanical design.

Primary Subject Domain: ENGINEERING
Department / Faculty: Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems Institute (CoRIs)
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