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Dr. Ron Diftler is an expert in robotic systems and helicopter dynamics, currently leading the team developing Robonaut, a human-scale space robotic system designed to assist astronauts undertaking space walks. Dr. Diftler has led this team through several highly successful collaborations with DARPA, the Institute for Human-Machine Cognition, and a number of top universities. He has 11 patents currently in process or awarded in the field of robotics, including several on robot hand technology, and has published more than 50 peer-reviewed technical papers. Dr. Diftler is a recipient of a 2012 Service to America Finalist Medal, a 2009 NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Award, and a 2005 IEEE Humanoids Conference Best Paper Award, among other awards. He holds a Ph.D. from Rice University.
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