Steven Jorgensen
Motion Control And Planning Algorithms Lead at Apptronik
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSteven Jorgensen is a motion control and planning algorithms lead with a decade of experience designing control systems for multi-DoF, multi-limbed robots, often in humanoid form. He blends deep academic training from MIT and UT Austin (PhD-level research) with hands-on deployment expertise in ROS, C++, and Python across NASA and commercial robotic platforms. At Apptronik he progressed from senior engineer to lead, shipping integrated, open-source-driven solutions that bridge research-grade planners and real-world robot hardware. His background includes long-term research at Johnson Space Center and cross-cultural engineering stints in China and Japan, which inform a pragmatic, system-level approach to integration and testing. Colleagues describe him as a creator of robust, production-ready motion stacks who leverages open-source components in inventive ways to accelerate robot capabilities.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at AustinB.S. Engineering from M.E. Department: 2A-6 Control Instrumentation and Robotics Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, B.S. Engineering from M.E. Department: 2A-6 Control Instrumentation and Robotics Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
English, Filipino, Japanese
Github Skills (15)
webassembly9
javascript9
emscripten8
finance8
uncertainty-quantification7
laravel6
machine-learning5
compiler1
open-source1
multicore1
python1
azerothcore1
parser1
lexer1
preprocessor1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
stevenjson/CuisineClassifying
Mar 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:37 commits, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
bocajnotnef/Recipys
May 2016 - Feb 2020
Contributions:8 PRs, 85 pushes, 15 branches in 3 years 9 months
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