Gavin Kenneally, PhD is the Co-Founder and CEO of Philadelphia-based Ghost Robotics. Prior to his role as CEO, he was head of product for the company, responsible for the mechanical design of the company’s flagship product Vision 60 Q-UGV. As CEO of Ghost Robotics, Dr. Kenneally spearheads a team of highly skilled engineers and researchers who share his passion for creating advanced robotics systems. Ghost Robotics has gained a reputation of pushing the boundaries of robotics technology, particularly in the field of legged robots. Their Vision 60 is used throughout the DoD for a variety of use cases. Dr. Kenneally earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and has authored six academic papers and thirteen patents.
For more than a decade, Ghost Robotics has operated legged robots in mission-critical applications across defense, security, and industrial environments. Join Gavin Kenneally, CEO and co-founder of Ghost Robotics, as he shares lessons from 10 years of deploying quadruped robots in the field. The talk will cover real-world case studies, how advances in software are unlocking new capabilities, and what the next five years may hold for legged robotics in both the public and private sectors.