Leonardo Maglanoc

I’m Leo, a Robotics & AI research engineer focused on safe humanoid systems. I’m completing my master’s at the Technical University of Munich and writing my thesis with Foundation, a Silicon Valley-based humanoid startup, where I develop language-guided dexterous manipulation using foundation models.

My mission is to make humanoid autonomy deployable at scale in human environments through formal safety guarantees — from semantic intent to torque-level execution. Long-term, I’m building toward a European physical AI safety company developing certifiable safety infrastructure.

Previously, I worked as an AI/ML research intern at BMW and completed the Siemens mentoring programme. My research experience includes safe human-robot collaboration (IEEE T-RO, demo), neuromorphic computing for tactile sensing, and spatial perception (SLAM) for autonomous drone navigation.

I build physical AI systems using Python, PyTorch, and C++.