Catherine
Pavlov
Mechanical Engineer, Collaborative Robotics

Dr. Catherine Pavlov received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Her graduate research, funded by a NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship, developed novel terrain manipulation and off-nominal driving strategies for planetary exploration rovers. Following her doctoral work, she developed robots for in-space assembly of large structures and supported Mars helicopter development at NASA Jet Propulsion Lab. Dr. Pavlov has built robots that map volcanic fissures, excavate Martian-analog soil, and climb steep terrain with bioinspired legs, and is currently developing robots for healthcare and logistics at Collaborative Robotics.

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