Eric Rombokas
Director Of Robotics And Hardware at University of Washington, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolEric Rombokas is Director of Robotics and Hardware at TerraClear, leading the development of TerraScout—an autonomous sensing and high-speed field operations platform that brings scalable, data-driven capabilities to real-world agriculture. With a PhD in Electrical Engineering and 12+ years building applied robotics and ML systems across defense, energy, healthcare, and agriculture, he blends hands-on system design with research rigor. He previously led a major research group at the VA Center for Limbs and Mobility advancing prosthetic control, sensory feedback, and wearable interfaces, and continues as affiliate faculty in ME/ECE at the University of Washington. Eric’s work repeatedly crosses disciplines—control theory, neuroscience-inspired robotics, and machine learning—to solve rugged, real-world perception and control problems. Known for turning lab innovations into deployed systems, he pairs deep academic publications with practical product delivery and an unusual knack for embedding sensing and autonomy into harsh, safety-critical environments.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Phd, Electrical Engineering, Phd, Electrical Engineering at University of WashingtonMasters of Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Masters of Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering at Rice University
French
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aws-lambda
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Github Skills (17)
aws-lambda9
aws-cli6
amazon-web-services6
graphic6
rendering6
inverse5
visualization4
intel4
raytracing4
automation3
rendering-engine3
simd3
programming-language3
ispc2
renderer2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
RomboDev/mrPointClouds
Jan 2018 - Dec 2019
Contributions:21 commits, 19 pushes in 1 year 11 months
RomboDev/Rombo-Renderer
Nov 2013 - Dec 2019
Contributions:17 commits, 8 pushes in 6 years 2 months
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