Team Members

President of Edison Space Corporation, Alex is additionally responsible in delivering and managing the Moon Digger effort. With over 9 years of managing/leading technical and robotics projects, his focus is on overall technical and program leadership. Previous experience includes his co-founding and leading the "Red Team", which competed in both DARPA Grand Challenges, competitions in which robots were required to drive 150 miles autonomously across the desert. During those challenges, Alex oversaw team creation and tasking, assisting in the technical leadership for the overall project, and specifically directed the apriori planning activities, which gave insight to the route before the competition start. The Red Team's two entries finished 2nd and 3rd in the 2005 version of the DARPA Grand Challenge. Alex holds a Bachelors of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Masters in Robotics, both from Carnegie Mellon University.

Matt is a senior in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. Matt's experience includes work in the DARPA Grand Challenge, Google, and Independent Research. Matt’s current responsibility is overall software lead.

Ethan is a junior Electrical and Computer Engineering student at Carnegie Mellon. As lead electrical engineer, Ethan's primary responsibility is for development of the rover's electrical subsystems. Ethan is proficient in designing, fabricating, and troubleshooting most things electrical. His most valuable skill is his ability to bottle magic smoke and put it back into the robot after it escapes.

Ross is a Senior Electrical and Computer Engineering student focusing on robotic software development. Ross's main area of responsibility is test and verification of the system as a whole. In this role it is his ultimate responsibility to ensure that bugs are not introduced into the system as new features are added. Ross also has contributed to wiring and ensuring the electronics box remains up and running.

A Junior mechanical engineering student, Ray brings hands-on experience with CAD design and manufacturing. Proficient in Autodesk Inventor and Solidworks, Ray has been designing, testing, and building robotic systems for 6 years. Ray is responsible for developing and fabricating the mechanical system.

Steven is a Sophomore Computer Science major at Carnegie Mellon University. His primary responsibilities has been to create the client user interface to the Moon Digger robot, as well as to assist in software testing.

Mike is a sophomore Mechanical Engineering student at Carnegie Mellon University. Mike's primary responsibility has been the excavation, transportation, and manipulation mechanisms for Regolith. His experience in fabrication includes welding, machining, and basic electrical work. He also has experience in composites through his work as Lead Mechanic for his local fraternity.

Jason is a senior Mechanical Engineering student at Carnegie Mellon University. Jason works on various mechanical aspects of the rovers from drivetrain to dumping mechanism. Jason has over 5 years of experience in the development of mobile robots. Most recently he has worked with the Carnegie Mellon Field Robotics Center and the National Robotics Engineering Center.