Innovation and Invention on the Silicone Prairie
Shane Farritor |
TEDxMountainView
• September 2021
Dr. Shane Farritor is the David and Nancy Lederer Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is co-founded Virtual Incision Corporation that is developing miniature robotic devices that are placed inside the body during laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Farritor holds more than 150 patents and is a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
Shane grew up in a small central Nebraska town. He is an avid maker and woodworker. His wife is a physician and they have four children.
@ShaneFarritor
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