Bradley Nelson

Brad Nelson (born 16 May 1962) is a roboticist and entrepreneur. He has been the Professor of Robotics and Intelligent Systems at ETH Zurich since 2002 and is known for his research in micro robotics, nano robotics, and medical robotics. He is a co-founder of Femtotools AG, Aeon Scientific AG, and MagnebotiX AG.

• Ph.D. in Robotics (Robotics Institute, School of Computer Science), Carnegie Mellon University, 1995
• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1987
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University Honors/Bronze Tablet, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1984

Professor Nelson has over thirty years of experience in the field of robotics and has received a number of awards for his work in robotics, nanotechnology and biomedicine. His research group has won more than a dozen best paper awards at various international conferences and in international journals.

• 2015 T-ASE Best New Application Paper Award, IEEE CASE
• 2014 First Place: Mobile Robot Challenge Award, ICRA
• 2014 Best Medical Robotics Paper Award, ICRA
• 2013 Journal of Laboratory Automation Ten Award, JALA Ten
• 2012 Guinness Book of World Records for "Most Advanced Mini Robot for Medical Use."
• 2011 European Research Council Advanced Grant
• 2011 IEEE Fellow
• 2010 ASME Fellow
• 2009 First Place: RoboCup Nanogram Soccer
• 2007 First Place: RoboCup Nanogram Soccer
• 2005 Named to the "Scientific American 50" Scientific American Magazine