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Jerry B. Weinberg is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of robotics, engineering education, and STEM outreach, whose work has fundamentally shaped how robotics is taught at all levels of learning. Best known for championing accessible, low-cost robotic platforms, Weinberg has argued persuasively that hands-on, integrated systems education need not be financially prohibitive — a thesis reflected in his widely cited 2003 paper on low-cost robotics platforms (97 citations) and his multidisciplinary engineering education model (60 citations). His research consistently emphasizes cross-disciplinary teamwork, recognizing that real-world engineering demands collaboration across electrical, mechanical, and computer science domains. Beyond curriculum design, Weinberg has made meaningful contributions to equity in STEM, investigating how robot-based projects positively shift girls' attitudes toward science and engineering (53 citations) and exploring the broader STEM pipeline from grade school through graduate education. His technical contributions extend to multi-robot systems, including fault-tolerant formation control and haptic telerobotics. With hundreds of cumulative citations and influence spanning K-12 classrooms to graduate research labs, Weinberg stands as a defining voice in making robotics education both rigorous and broadly inclusive.