Journal of Robotics and Automation

Dr. Saeed Niku

Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
California Polytechnic State University
California
United States of America

Dr. Saeed Niku is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. He received his BSc degree (Tehran Polytechnic, 1975), MSc degree (Stanford University, 1976) and PhD degree (University of California at Davis, 1982) in mechanical engineering. Saeed is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of California, and a Fulbright Specialist Scholar (India, 2014). Since 1983, he has taught and performed research at Cal Poly, and has taught classes in design, robotics, and mechanics. He has written the Introduction to Robotics (2nd Ed., John Wiley and Sons, 2011), the Creative Design of Products and Systems (John Wiley and Sons, 2009), and Engineering principles of Everyday Life for Non-Engineers (Morgan and Claypool, 2016). Dr. Saeed Niku research interests includes in the development of robots and vision systems, and in mechanics, biomechanics, and development of devices for the disabled.