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R. Davis Born
I like telling robots how to think and move
R. Davis Born is a Senior Software Engineer specializing in robotics at Pyka. He has an extensive background in engineering and robotics, with a focus on control systems and autonomous robotic platforms. His professional experience includes working at Heliogen as a Senior Software Engineer (Controls) since 2021, where he designs and implements real-time feedback control systems and develops MQTT Remote Procedure Call services in C# and Python.1 Prior to that, he was a Robotics Engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 2018 to 2021, contributing to the Perseverance Mars Rover project and developing embedded software for ROS2 research testbeds.1
Born holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Control and Mechatronics from Stanford University, where he graduated with a GPA of 3.88. He also earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a Computer Science minor from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, achieving a GPA of 3.95.1 His LinkedIn profile indicates he is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and has over 500 connections.2
