Jason Soto is a graduate student pursuing his master’s in mechanical engineering at Florida International University (FIU) and expects to graduate in the spring of 2019. His areas of interests include robot design and autonomous robotics.
Jason is currently working on developing a robotic platform capable of mapping nuclear facilities. The goal of his project is to autonomously map regions of interest using LiDAR technology and to use deep learning to automatically detect damage or wear on the surrounding structures. Ultimately, the technology would be used to keep operators informed on the current state of a facility.