Professor Bob Crockett

Dr. Bob Crockett, co-founder of haptics technology company HaptX, Inc., and biomedical engineering professor at California Polytechnic State University, specializes in development and commercialization of disruptive technologies. Over the past three decades he has worked in Aerospace, Biotechnology, Medical Device, and Consumer Products industries in leadership roles on the strategic and tactical sides of engineering and IP development. Dr. Crockett received his Ph.D. from University of Arizona in Materials Science and Engineering. He holds an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley. He recently served as CalPoly’s Associate Dean for Innovation Infrastructure in the College of Engineering.