Sam Schoedel

I am a master’s student at Carnegie Mellon studying robotics with my advisor, Zac Manchester. I did my undergrad in computer engineering with a concentration in controls and autonomy at Virginia Tech, where I worked with Alexander Leonessa building legged robots.

I’ve interned at ModalAI, HaptX, and JPL developing visual-inertial odometry algorithms, force-feedback robotic arms, and writing communication software for lunar rovers. I’ve spent the past few years developing high-speed model-predictive controllers as a member of the Robotic Exploration Lab.