Kirstin H. Petersen

Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering

Contact Information

324 Frank H.T. Rhodes Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
p: (607) 255-9335

Kirstin H. Petersen

Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering

Expertise

Bio-inspired robotics; soft robotics; swarm intelligence; bio-cyber physical systems; autonomous construction

Current Research Interest

Autonomous construction; digital agriculture; robotic exploration; human swarm interaction

Distinction

Robohub's 25 Amazing Women in Robotics to Know
OISE Early Career Faculty Champion Award
Max Planck Fellowship for Postdoctoral Work
Max Planck Society Elisabeth Schiemann Kolleg Fellow
Science Magazine Top Ten Scientific Achievements of 2014

Selected Publications

Petersen, Kirstin H., Nils Napp, Robert Stuart-Smith, Daniela Rus, and Mirko Kovac. “A Review of Collective Robotic Construction.” Science Robotics 4, no. 28 (2019).

Deng, Yawen,, Yiwen Hua, Nils Napp, and Kirstin Petersen. “Scalable Compiler for the TERMES Distributed Assembly System.” Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (2019): 125-138.

Cornell Research Website Article

Robots like Insects

Cornell Research Website Video

Insects—Models for Robots