Xiao-Yu Fu

I am an engineer with various interests in biomechanics, mechatronics, controls, and data analysis.

I am a PhD graduate from the University of Michigan with Art Kuo. My primary thesis work was on understanding human balance during walking using control theory through dynamical modeling, perturbation experiments on human subjects, and extracting patterns from a mountain of data. Throughout my journey, I also worked on human movement energetics, worn IMU systems for movement tracking, and rapid prototyping of assistive devices.

Previously, I worked with Ron Fearing on bio-inspired milli-robots, where I developed the initial polymer casting process for C-legs for a series of robots, iterated mechanical design on flexure-based mechanisms, supported custom microcontroller and motor amplifier board design and assembly, and programmed embedded control software and a computer-based interfacing dashboard.

I also spent a year and a half at FormFactor Inc where I wrote software in support of data collection, analysis, and visualization for manufacturing and quality processes.

I completed my BS in Bioengineering with a minor in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley, where I did some work with Pieter Abbeel and Ken Goldberg on resurrecting a pair of surgical arm robots originally used by Shankar Shastry and started the Pioneers in Engineering robotics mentoring program and competition and grew it to serving 24 high schools and 200+ students on $40k a year in fundraising.