Adam Leeper
I like solving problems, and teaching others about solving problems
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Mountain View, California, United States
Joined June 2024
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Adam Leeper is an experienced engineering leader in robotics and augmented reality, with a strong background in software architecture, API design, dynamic simulation, sensors, and control. He has applied these skills at major tech companies like Google, where he led ARCore teams, and Applied Intuition, where he's contributed to the development and ISO 26262 certification of simulation tools for autonomous vehicles. theorg+2
With a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, specializing in robot perception and control, Adam Leeper has a deep academic foundation in robotics. His research has focused on areas such as collision-free arm teleoperation, haptic rendering of point clouds, and human-in-the-loop robotic grasping, contributing to the fields of mechanical engineering, robotics, and computer vision. theorg+5
Adam Leeper has a passion for teaching and problem-solving, demonstrated through his various lecturer roles at universities including Stanford, San Jose State, and Tennessee State. He has instructed courses in computer programming, dynamics, and experimental haptics. theorg+2
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Methods for Collision-Free Arm Teleoperation in Clutter Using Constraints from 3D Sensor Data
January 1, 2013Robots for humanity: using assistive robotics to empower people with disabilities
January 1, 2013Point Clouds Can Be Represented as Implicit Surfaces for Constraint-Based Haptic Rendering
January 1, 2012Strategies for Human-in-the-Loop Robotic Grasping
January 1, 2012Constraint-based haptic rendering of point data for teleoperated robot grasping
Efficient 6-DOF haptic algorithm for rendering interaction forces between a rigid proxy object and a set of unordered point data, exploring haptic feedback for remotely supervised robots performing grasping tasks.