Nic Radford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Nic Radford

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1977

Place of Birth: Champaign, Illinois, United States

Profession: inventor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Nicolaus Adam Radford known as Nic Radford (born November 5, 1977) is an American engineer, roboticist, inventor, and serial entrepreneur raising over $26M in funding for his companies.
He co-founded and is currently chief technology officer, Houston Mechatronics, Inc (HMI.) Prior to forming HMI, he spent 14 years at Lyndon B.
Johnson Space Center's Dexterous Robotics Laboratory at NASA in Houston, Texas.
Radford was the principle investigator tasked with leading the development of Valkyrie for participation in the 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) and NASA's future Mars robotics missions. Preceding the DRC, he operated as deputy and chief engineer for Robonaut 2 (R2), a humanoid robot that was developed in partnership between NASA and General Motors.
Additionally, during his tenure at NASA, he became a leader in wearable robotics and exoskeletons for spaceflight, rehabilitation, and abled body human performance augmentation.
Radford is active in the areas of electric motor design towards robotics and electric cars, winning awards for his research in variable flux technology.
Radford holds numerous patents, has authored several publications, and earned a BSEE and a MSEE both from Purdue University.
In 2017, Radford was the recipient of the Houston Business Journal's Top 40 Under 40 Award.