Dennis Hong is an American mechanical engineer and roboticist.

Career

Hong is a professor at the

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. Hong is also founder of RoMeLa (Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory).

Awards and nominations

* 2007 NSF (National Science Foundation) CAREER Award * 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge, 3rd Place * 2009

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Brilliant 10 * 2009 Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award * 2009 Forward Under 40 honoree by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Alumni Association * 2011 “Louis Vuitton Cup” Best Humanoid Award * 2015 Gilbreth Lectureship, NAE (National Academy of Engineering) * 2015 Hyupsung Social Contribution Award

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RoMeLa
American mechanical engineers American roboticists UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science faculty Purdue University College of Engineering alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering alumni Seoul High School alumni 1971 births Living people Engineers from Los Angeles People from Seoul American people of South Korean descent {{US-mechanical-engineer-stub