Shaun Edwards is the CTO and co-founder of Plus One Robotics. While working as a visiting researcher at Willow Garage, Shaun developed software for the first industrial robot controlled with the simple_message protocol, later to become ROS-Industrial (ROS-I). He is also the co-founder of ROS-Industrial that aims to enable new applications and reduce project costs for industrial robotics by leveraging the advanced capabilities of the Robot Operating System (ROS) software. Shaun has a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.