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Harvard Grid's Industry Insights: Tye Brady (Amazon Robotics), Dean David Parkes, and Prof. Rob Howe
March 19th, 2024 ~ 03:45pm - 05:00pm
SEC Room LL2.221, 150 Western Ave, Boston, MA 02134, USA
Learn more about Tye Brady, Chief Technologist at Amazon Robotics:
Tye is a leading strategic thinker and engineering professional with more than 30 years of hands-on experience in robotic systems. Tye is chief technologist at Amazon Robotics, where he heads advanced technology and research efforts to further establish Amazon as the preeminent robotics organization in the world. As an accomplished and proven leader, Tye is shaping how robotics can benefit industry, community, and the Amazon customer.
Prior to Amazon Robotics, Tye spent 15 years with Draper Laboratory holding a variety of technical and leadership roles, each advancing technologies and teamwork for robotics and spacecraft engineering. Tye is a founding partner of MassRobotics, a not-for-profit organization that has become the world’s largest robotics incubator and serves on a number of boards to promote STEM learning and advancement within his community. He is the recipient of the Exceptional Public Service Medal for outstanding technical leadership from NASA and has been recognized by the Boston Globe as a top ten Technology Power Player in 2022 and 2023. He holds over 30 patents and has authored over 30 publications related to robotics and autonomy. He has been featured by major media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Wired Magazine, PBS Nova, NBC, Bloomberg, BBC, and many others. Tye holds a master’s degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering from MIT and a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace from Boston University.
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All Harvard undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, researchers, faculty, staff, and alumni are welcome and encouraged to attend!
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