Kalind C. Carpenter

Kalind is a Robotics Engineer in the robotic Vehicles and Manipulators group (347B). The lab he works in focuses on rapid technology development and end effectors specifically tailored to gripping and rough surface mobility. Current work includes the principal investigator (PI) of the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) project developing the technology to look for life on Enceladus and potentially reach the ocean under the ice shell. Also leading the development of Dasher, an autonomous swarm of robots with ground penetrating radar to map the changes in sub glacial ice in Greenland and Antarctica created by seasonal liquid ice interaction. PI: Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) Dasher Micro/nanofabrication of bulk metallic glass via thermoplastic forming Ultra low mass and power gas sensor for small ground and aerial robots Crack and plume vent mobility Variable Radius Wheel Airless body liquid from ice sampler Co-I: PUFFER Shapeshifter CTE driven devices for the Moon Tensegrity landers Tensegrity Ocean World Lander (TOWL) Variable Elasticity Actuators Hydrothermal Vent Gripper Small Underwater Anchor Deployable Wheel Current Tasks: EELS Lunar PUFFER THO2R Melt Probe Cryosimian Previous: Dasher Ultra compact low power gas sensor for small ground and aerial vehicles Micro/nanofabrication of bulk metallic glass via thermoplastic forming Ice Worm Puffin Luneburg Lens Autonomous PUFFER Visual Radar Cte driven devices for the Moon PUFFER Snow mobility Launch deployable rotorcraft Broadbill Ocean Worlds Mobility Study Wall Climbing Robots Volcanobot Asteroid Redirect Mission Robosimian 2020 Rock Core Study Elected positions: JPL New Researchers Support Group Vice President- present JPL New Researchers Support Group Talks and Tours Chair- 2018 Southern California Mens Gymnastics Assignment Chair- present JPL New Researchers Support Group Networking Chair- 2017 Patents: TERRAIN TRAVERSING DEVICE HAVING A WHEEL WITH MICROHOOKS Robotics Platforms Incorporating Manipulators Having Common Joint Designs Systems and Methods for Implementing Flexible Members Including Integrated Tools Made from Metallic Glass-Based Materials PUFFER: Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robots