Bret Kulakovich
Bret Kulakovich earned his BFA in photographic and electronic Imaging from UMass Dartmouth, and his MFA from Emerson College, with a focus on game and mobile platform development. Bret has worked in higher ed information technology for over 15 years. Other employers include the National Science Foundation, Apple Computer, Inc, and Bonfire Productions, where he consulted for C-Level executives at IBM, Kodak, Wang, and Lotus Development, and completed a variety of projects for GE/FANUC. In the K-12 sector, Bret was elected to two terms as a School Committee member, and appointed chair of the regional finance committee for each. Bret is also a state licensed K-12 science teacher.
Currently Bret is principal designer for the Draper & Maynard technology facilities, running and providing direction for the Robotics Lab and Makerspace. Recently, Bret co-authored a one-million-dollar grant that Plymouth State received from US DOC/NIST for the Robotics Program. He teaches design and fabrication for the Arts & Technology Cluster, a variety of courses for the robotics program, and serves as advisor on senior robotics capstone projects.
Courses Taught
AR 1065 Art Foundations 3D: Design and Meaning
CS 2901 Materials, Design, and Fabrication
CSDI 2930 Robotics for Everyone
IP 3200 Physical Computing Practicum
CS 3890 Engineering Design
CS 3901 Industrial Robotics
CS 4790 Robotics Capstone
IN 5560 Physical Computing
Recent Press
Boston Business Journal - October 9, 2023
"Plymouth State students fixing "scarecrow" robots for landfills"
https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/inno/stories/news/2023/10/09/plymouth-state-scarecrow-robots.html
The Moncrieff Show - Newstalk National Radio in Ireland - September 29, 2023
https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-from-moncrieff/scarecrow-robots-heres-how-they-work
Plymouth Magazine - September 18, 2023
Building Industrial Awe - Freudenberg and Plymouth State Collaborate on Robotics Training
https://www.plymouth.edu/blog/2023/09/building-industrial-awe
WFEA 1370AM Manchester - Morning Update with Drew Cline - August 10, 2023
https://1370wfea.com/morning-update/
