Dr. Rob Gorbet (he/him) is a mechatronics engineer and an award-winning artist. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of , where he teaches a capstone design course in . Rob is passionate about making connections between people and ideas in ways that help others think differently about the world and their place within it. He is a key member of , a Toronto-based design firm specializing in public interactive artwork and experiences, and a researcher in UW’s .
Rob’s collaborative interactive artworks with LASG and others have been exhibited around the world and have won many awards, including being selected to represent Canada at the . They have been featured in major print and online media, and on the Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet.
When not teaching or creating thought-provoking art, Rob is often delivering workshops to teachers, graduate students, and university professors on creativity, collaboration, and Design Thinking.