Research Engineer
Mobile Robotics Lab
University of Michigan

Room 3944
CSE Building
2260 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI, 48109

Degrees:
•BS in Mechanical Engineering
with Department Research Honors and University Honors
Carnegie Mellon University, 2005.

•MS in Mechanical Engineering
University of Michigan, 2008.

Publications:
•The OmniTread OT-4 Serpentine Robot
Design and Performance
Johann Borenstein, Malik Hansen, and Adam Borrell.
Journal of Field Robotics
Volume 24, Issue 7, p 601-621, July 2007

Conference Proceedings:
•The OmniTread OT-4 Serpentine Robot
Johann Borenstein and Adam Borrell
Video Proceedings of ICRA 2008
***Winner of ICRA 2008 Best Video Award***

Robotics Work:
OmniTread Serpentine Robots
Modular Snake Robots
Surgical Robots:
Including building the first prototypes of the CardioArm Surgical Snake Robot, now being developed by Cardiorobotics, which will soon enter human trials.

Research Labs:
University of Michigan Mobile Robotics Lab
Carnegie Mellon University BioRobotics Lab

Testing the Omnitread OT-4 at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas (2006).

Demonstrating a Modsnake at the Keystone Homeland Security University Research Alliance Summit in State College, Pa (2003). Featured in this USA Today article.