Scholar
Steven Jens Jorgensen
Google Scholar ID: jMqxyvYAAAAJ
Motion Control & Planning Algorithms Lead at Apptronik
Citations & Impact
Citations
396
H-index
8
i10-index
8
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
Publications
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Publications: 'Dynamic locomotion for passive-ankle biped robots and humanoids using whole-body locomotion control' accepted by the International Journal of Robotics Research; 'Finding locomanipulation plans quickly in the locomotion constrained manifold' accepted at ICRA 2020; 'Deploying the NASA Valkyrie robot for IED response: An initial approach and evaluation summary' accepted for presentation at Humanoids 2019; Successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation, 'Towards deploying legged humanoids in human environments'.
Research Experience
- Currently a Senior Software Engineer in Robotics at Apptronik, focusing on humanoid robotics; Previously a Robotics Engineer at NASA Johnson Space Center; Led the 2017 Robocup@Home competition team during his time at UT Austin; Developed a VR-based teleoperation interface for the NASA Valkyrie robot; Participated in several robotics-related projects at MIT.
Education
- PhD: University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) in Mechanical Engineering, under the supervision of Dr. Luis Sentis; Master's: Also from UT Austin, completed the Robotics Graduate Portfolio program, and was a team lead for the 2017 Robocup@Home competition; Bachelor's: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), majoring in Control, Instrumentation and Robotics (CIR), and participated in multiple research projects in various labs.
Background
- Research interests: deployable control and trajectory generation methods for humanoid robots. Professional field: Mechanical Engineering, Robotics. Brief introduction: Currently a Senior Software Engineer in Robotics at Apptronik, focusing on the humanoid robotics division. Previously, he was a Robotics Engineer at NASA Johnson Space Center.
Miscellany
- Personal interests: Not specifically mentioned.
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