Ben Axelrod

Ben Axelrod is a software engineer currently working at RAI Institute since December 2022, following a lengthy tenure at iRobot from June 2010 to December 2022, where roles included Principal Robotics Software Engineer, Senior Robotics Software Engineer, and Research Scientist, focusing on software for autonomous robotic manipulation and human-robot interaction. Prior experience includes positions as a Robotics Engineer at CoroWare Technologies, a Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Institute of Technology developing a tele-operated rescue robot, and an intern software developer at Microsoft. Earlier roles encompass mechanical engineering at Iguana Robotics, Inc. and an internship at Paper Machinery Corporation. Ben Axelrod holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Syracuse University.