Tunstel Defining Robotic Technology Development at APL [SMC Innovators

Abstract

Dr. Edward Tunstel is a senior roboticist in the Research and Exploratory Development Department of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Laurel, Maryland. He also served as the space robotics and autonomous control lead in its Space Department. He leads and defines the technical direction of robotics technology development and autonomous control capabilities for national security and space applications. He joined APL in 2007 after 18 years at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, where he was a senior robotics engineer and group leader of its Advanced Robotic Controls Group.