Ed Colgate

J. Edward Colgate is the Allen and Johnnie Breed University Design Professor and a member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Dr. Colgate's principal research interest is human-robot interaction. He has worked extensively in the areas of haptic interface and teleoperation, and he, along with collaborator Michael Peshkin, is the inventor of a class of collaborative robots known as “cobots.” He has served as an associate editor of the Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control and the IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, and he was the founding Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Haptics. In addition to his academic pursuits, Dr. Colgate has founded three start-up companies, and was one of the initial co-directors of the Segal Design Institute at Northwestern University. Dr. Colgate also directs the Master of Science in Engineering Design and Innovation, which combines graduate-level engineering courses with a broad exposure to human-centered design.