Stephen Jacobsen
American biomedical engineer
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| Intro | American biomedical engineer | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Engineer Biomedical engineer | |
| Work field | Engineering Science | |
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| Birth | 15 July 1940, Salt Lake City | |
| Death | 3 April 2016 (aged 75 years) |
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Stephen Charles Jacobsen (1940–2016) was an American bioengineer, a pioneer in his field, specifically in developing medical devices and tools, including an artificial kidney and an exoskeleton, and was Distinguished Professor at University of Utah. He was a Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine.
Jacobsen founded Sarcos, a technological company producing robots and microelectromechanical systems, in 1983.