Ben Beiter is from Charlottesville, VA, and received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2018. His research in robotics focuses on developing whole-body-controllers for underactuated systems with unknowns. This includes balance controllers for humanoid robots and controllers for powered exoskeletons with human operators. Outside of the lab Ben enjoys music, playing all types of games (sports, board games, video games, D&D, ...), reading, and travelling to new places.