Name:Joseph Bowkett

Bio:

Joseph Bowkett is a Group Lead and Robotics Technologist researcher in the Robotic Mobility & Manipulation section of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His past work on autonomous robotic manipulation includes convoy path clearing for the Army Research Laboratory’s “Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance,” drilling and sample collection for the proposed Europa Lander mission, mobility in complex terrains in the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) research task, and developing novel ‘in-contact manipulation’ behaviors for the MSR Sample Return Lander’s “Sample Transfer System.” His most recent work focuses on how to embed modern robotic algorithms on the RISC-V High Performance Space Computer, such as Vision Language Action models and high rate, multi-limb inverse kinematics and collision avoidance.

Country:United States

Affiliation:NASA/Caltech/JPL

Research interests:Robotic Manipulation & Sampling