Capprin Bass

I’m a roboticist based in Boston, MA. I care about using mathematics to describe the behavior of physical systems. My graduate work focused on using geometric algebra to describe biomimetic robots, with some nice connections to differential geometry and Lagrangian mechanics. More recently, I’ve worked on optimal control for autonomous systems, especially using control barrier functions.

I graduated with a M.S. in robotics from Oregon State University, working with Prof. Ross L. Hatton. I wrote a thesis on Geometric Optimization Methods for Mobile Systems. Before then, I received a B.S. in Computational and Applied Mathematics from Colorado School of Mines.

I currently work at the Boston Dynamics AI Institute on manipulation and the dynamics of contact. If you’re interested in my previous roles, download either my curriculum vitae or my résumé.

I’m originally from Boulder, Colorado, USA.