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Magnus Egerstedt. Photo: Georgia Tech College of Computing.
Magnus Egerstedt
Steve W. Chaddick School Chair
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Magnus Egerstedt is the director of the Georgia Robotics and Intelligent Systems Laboratory (GRITS Lab), where he conducts research in the areas of control theory and robotics, with particular focus on control and coordination of complex networks, such as multi-robot systems, mobile sensor networks, and cyber-physical systems.
He is also the Steve W. Chaddick School Chair of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is a professor and the Julian T. Hightower Chair in Systems and Controls in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, with secondary appointments in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, the School of Interactive Computing, and the Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering.
Areas of Expertise
Autonomous Robots | Control Theory | Multi-Robot Systems | Swarm Robotics
Core Research Areas: Electronics and Nanotechnology | Robotics | Systems
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Swarms of inexpensive robots offer redundancy and the ability to get big jobs done quickly. Magnus Egerstedt is figuring out how to control such swarms, giving them high-level direction and letting the robots figure out how to accomplish the task. Photo: Rob Felt.
Swarms of inexpensive robots offer redundancy and the ability to get big jobs done quickly. Magnus Egerstedt is figuring out how to control such swarms, giving them high-level direction and letting the robots figure out how to accomplish the task. Photo: Rob Felt.
Swarms of inexpensive robots offer redundancy and the ability to get big jobs done quickly. Magnus Egerstedt is figuring out how to control such swarms, giving them high-level direction and letting the robots figure out how to accomplish the task. Photo: Rob Felt.
