Bio
I'm CEO of Limber Robotics, a stealth mode robotics startup combining a novel robotic morphology with manipulation and a new approach to mobility.
I was previously CEO of Dextrous Robotics, a startup that built the fastest bimanual robot ever. We applied this robotic system to logistics tasks that require manipulating diverse objects in constrained spaces. We've since pivoted our foundational ideas to Limber Robotics.
I've enjoyed created robotics software that many people use, including Drake (I developed the simulator, designed the event systems framework, and co-designed and engineered the hydroelastic contact model, among many other contributions), Moby, and Ravelin.
I have been fortunate to apply my work to multiple groundbreaking robots, including DX-1, ASIMO, PR2, Kuka Iiwa, and HyQ.
I discovered the first polynomial time model for simultaneous impacts between rigid bodies, the first quadratic time algorithm for inverting generalized inertia matrices, and the first algorithm for computing inverse dynamics under the rigid contact model.
I graduated in 2007 from USC with a Ph. D. in Computer Science (Robotics) under Maja Mataric'.
Contact info
edrumwri at gmail dot com.