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Seth A. Hutchinson

Also known as Seth Hutchinson

Seth Hutchinson is a roboticist whose work spans visual servo control, robot motion and robot task planning. He began publishing robotics research during his doctoral studies at Purdue University, which he completed in 1988. With Peter Corke, he co-wrote a 1996 tutorial on visual servo control, and in May 2005 he co-authored Principles of Robot Motion. He moved to Georgia Tech in January 2018, was elected president-elect of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society in October 2018, and directed the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines from 2019 to 2024. In 2025 he co-authored a paper on task planning with large language models, and he is a professor in Khoury College at Northeastern University.

Works
329
Citations
17,721
h-index
44

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1986–1988

    A Purdue robotics doctorate

    He begins publishing robotics research in 1986 while pursuing his PhD in electrical engineering at Purdue University. In 1988 he completes the degree.

  2. 1996

    A visual servo tutorial

    With Peter Corke, he co-writes A Tutorial Introduction to Visual Servo Control, a 1996 paper in IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation.

  3. May 2005

    Principles of Robot Motion

    He co-authors Principles of Robot Motion: Theory, Algorithms, and Implementations, a book published in May 2005.

  4. January 2018

    Moving to Georgia Tech

    In January 2018 he joins Georgia Tech after a professorship at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  5. October 2018

    Robotics society president-elect

    The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society elects him president-elect in October 2018. He goes on to serve as its president.

  6. 2019–2024

    Institute executive director

    Georgia Tech selects him as executive director of its Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines in 2019, a role that runs until 2024.

  7. 2025

    Safety-aware task planning

    A 2025 IROS paper, Safety Aware Task Planning via Large Language Models in Robotics, lists him as a co-author.

  8. Since 2025

    A professor at Northeastern

    He is a professor in Khoury College of Computer Sciences and the College of Engineering at Northeastern University, based in Boston. In January 2025 he joins the electrical and computer engineering department.

Sources and credits

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  1. Seth Hutchinson - Khoury College of Computer Sciences khoury.northeastern.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Seth Hutchinson - Northeastern University College of Engineering coe.northeastern.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Publications page for Greg Hager cs.jhu.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Principles of Robot Motion: Theory, Algorithms, and Implementations - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University ri.cmu.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Selects Seth Hutchinson as Next President | Mercury tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. RAS 2018-2019 President Elect Announced - IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Website ieee-ras.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Seth Hutchinson cc.gatech.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  8. Executive Director Selected at Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines | Mercury tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  9. New Faculty Spotlight: Seth Hutchinson - Northeastern University College of Engineering coe.northeastern.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.