Joseph Bowkett
Robotics Technologist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, California, United States
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Top SchoolJoseph Bowkett is a Robotics Technologist and Group Lead at NASA JPL with eight years of hands-on experience designing and deploying robotic manipulation and sampling systems for space missions. He combines a PhD and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Caltech with a First Class BE in Mechatronics from the University of Auckland, blending deep academic rigor with practical product development experience. At JPL he has progressed from research affiliate to group lead, translating advanced manipulation research into fieldable hardware and mission-ready software. His background includes early product development and internships in precision engineering, giving him a strong appreciation for manufacturability and systems integration. Known for tinkering with robots, he pairs curiosity-driven experimentation with disciplined engineering processes to solve novel autonomy and sampling challenges. Based in Pasadena, he brings a rare mix of academic depth, leadership in a high-stakes government lab, and a maker’s instinct for iterative prototyping.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, First Class Honours, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, First Class Honours at The University of AucklandCalifornia Institute of Technology
Github Skills (21)
control-library9
nginx8
docker8
reduction8
reverse-proxy7
docker-compose7
ethercat7
camera6
ros6
docker-gen6
proxy6
pcl6
cli5
cpp5
command-line-tool5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
JosephBowkett/grasp_visualizer
Nov 2018 - Oct 2019
Contributions:11 pushes, 3 branches in 11 months
nasa-jpl/fastcat
Mar 2022 - Nov 2022
C++ EtherCAT Device Command & Control Library
Contributions:8 releases, 11 reviews, 14 commits in 8 months
cppcontrol-libraryc-plus-plusethercatreduction
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