| Stephen Jacobsen | |
| Birth Date: | July 15, 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Death Place: | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Field: | robotics bioengineering |
| Work Institutions: | University of Utah |
| Alma Mater: | University of Utah MIT |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Robert Mann |
| Thesis Title: | Control systems for artificial arms |
| Thesis Year: | 1973 |
| Known For: | Founder of Sarcos |
| Awards: | Utah Governor's Medal for Science and Technology Member of the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine ASME Leonardo Da Vinci Award IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Pioneer Award |
Stephen Charles Jacobsen (1940–2016) was an American bioengineer, a pioneer in his field, specifically in developing medical devices and tools, including an artificial kidney and an exoskeleton, and was Distinguished Professor at University of Utah. He was a Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine.[1] [2]
Jacobsen founded Sarcos, a technological company producing robots and microelectromechanical systems, in 1983.[3]