Matthew T. Mason
Matthew T. Mason | |
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| Born | August 24, 1952 |
| 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 |
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.
In 2004, Mason received widespread media attention for developing the first origami folding robot, demonstrating advances in difficult manipulation tasks.