Class Meeting 15: Careers in Robotics Panel
Careers in Robotics Panelists
Kayla Matheus
PhD Student in Human-Robot Interaction
Yale University
Kayla Matheus is a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at Yale University. She earned her B.A. in Mechanical Engineering from Yale as well. Before beginning her doctoral work, Kayla was the Founder and CEO of MOTI, a minimal social robot to help user build daily health habits, and served as the VP of Product at Volta Charging. Her current research focuses on how we can utilize social robots to support individual mental health.
Lane Painter
Operations Specialist
NASA
Lane Painter earned a B.A. in Economics from UChicago and a M.S. in Industrial Systems, Manufacture, and Management from the University of Cambridge. He is currently working on the NASA Mars Exploration Program and is researching advancements in aerial and surface robotic mobility, embodied AI, autonomy, and other innovative technologies that will enable the future of robotic missions.
Kendrick Xie
MS Student in Robotics
University of Pennsylvania
Kendrick Xie earned his B.S. in Computer Science from UChicago and is an alumnus of this class! You also have Kendrick to thank for helping us to transfer over from the Turtlebot3 to the Turtlebot4, as we've leveraged much of his code and insights for working with the Turtlebot4 in this course. Kendrick is currently pursuing his M.S. in Robotics at the University of Pennsylvania. He's just coming off of a Software Engineer Internship at Meta and is in the process of finalizing his next career step.