PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Corinna E. Lathan

Also known as Cori Lathan

Corinna Lathan is an inventor whose work brings assistive robotics into therapy and digital tools into cognitive assessment. At MIT, she completed a Ph.D. in brain and cognitive sciences in 1994 and an M.S. in aeronautics and astronautics in 1995. She co-founded AnthroTronix in 1999 and created CosmoBot for children with disabilities. AnthroTronix’s DANA cognitive test battery received FDA clearance in 2014; MIT Technology Review named her to its Innovators Under 35 list in 2002, and she became CEO of De Oro Devices in 2024. As of October 2026, she is a director at PTC.

Now at
PTC
Works
100
Citations
1,657
h-index
23
Badges

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 19 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1994–1995

    Graduate degrees at MIT

    At MIT, she earns a Ph.D. in brain and cognitive sciences in 1994 and an M.S. in aeronautics and astronautics in 1995.

  2. 1999

    Co-founding AnthroTronix

    She is a technology entrepreneur and inventor with over 30 U.S. and international patents. She co-founds AnthroTronix, a technology innovation company, in 1999.

  3. 2002

    Innovators Under 35

    MIT Technology Review names her to its Innovators Under 35 list in 2002 for interfaces that let children communicate with a half-meter-tall robot through body movements.

  4. By 2009

    CosmoBot for therapy

    By 2009, she creates CosmoBot, an interactive robot designed to help children with disabilities. Children use it during speech therapy.

  5. 2014

    DANA receives FDA clearance

    In 2014, AnthroTronix receives FDA clearance for DANA, its computerized cognitive test battery.

  6. January 2024

    CEO at De Oro Devices

    In January 2024, she starts as CEO of De Oro Devices.

  7. As of October 2026

    Director at PTC

    As of October 2026, she is a director at PTC.

Career

  1. NowPTCDirector
  2. From 2024De Oro DevicesCEO
  3. 1999–2025AnthroTronixCo-founder
  4. 1997–2006Catholic University of America

Education

  1. 1995Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyM.S.
  2. 1994Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D.

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Most-cited works

  1. HANDBOOK OF VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS2009 · 128 citations
  2. A storytelling robot for pediatric rehabilitation2000 · 127 citations
  3. The Effects of Operator Spatial Perception and Sensory Feedback on Human-Robot Teleoperation Performance2002 · PRESENCE Virtual and Augmented Reality · 123 citations
  4. AltitudeOmics: The Integrative Physiology of Human Acclimatization to Hypobaric Hypoxia and Its Retention upon Reascent2014 · PLoS ONE · 108 citations
  5. The Impact of Multiple Concussions on Emotional Distress, Post-Concussive Symptoms, and Neurocognitive Functioning in Active Duty United States Marines Independent of Combat Exposure or Emotional Distress2014 · Journal of Neurotrauma · 79 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 19 October 2026.

  1. 14% of AI doctorate holders from 2010 to 2016 founded or led a company or lab by 10 years after graduationIncludes Corinna E. Lathan. We estimate how often AI doctorate holders founded or led a company or lab by 10 years after their doctorate, and how the timing changed across cohorts.
  2. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our estimates of where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led, from education records in cited biographies.
  3. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Includes Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI from 1961 to 2025, with a year-by-year chart.
  4. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our estimates of combined and median h-index at AI organizations, using current affiliations and OpenAlex records.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Dr. Cori Lathan – Career Advising & Professional Development | MIT capd.mit.edu. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. About — DR. CORI LATHAN corilathan.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. Corinna E. Lathan | Innovators Under 35 innovatorsunder35.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. Stories of a Techno-Optimist magazine.swarthmore.edu. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. Robot Helps Children with Disabilities voanews.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  6. AnthroTronix Receives FDA Clearance for Brain Health Assessment Tool anthrotronix.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  7. Appointed New CEO Of De Oro Devices corilathan.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  8. Corinna Lathan Sells $343K of PTC Inc (PTC) — SEC Form 4, Oct 06, 2026 | FilingExplorer filingexplorer.com. Checked 19 October 2026.