Matthew T. Mason
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Matthew Thomas Mason (born August 24, 1952 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American roboticist and the former Director of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. Mason is a researcher in the area of robotic manipulation, and is the author of two highly cited textbooks in the field.[1][2]
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Matthew T. Mason | |
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Born | (1952-08-24) August 24, 1952 (age 71) |
Nationality (legal) | American |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Robotics |
Institutions | Carnegie Mellon University |
Thesis | Manipulator Grasping and Pushing Operations (1982) |
Doctoral advisor | Tomás Lozano-Pérez Berthold K.P. Horn |
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In 2004, Mason received widespread media attention for developing the first origami folding robot, demonstrating advances in difficult manipulation tasks.[3][4]