About the Author
Jeremy Blum is currently the director of engineering at Shaper (shapertools.com), where he is using computer vision to reinvent the way people use handheld power tools. Prior to joining Shaper, Jeremy was a lead electrical architect/engineer for confidential products at Google [x], including Google Glass.
Jeremy received his master's and bachelor's degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University. At Cornell, he co-founded and led Cornell University Sustainable Design, he launched a first-of-its-kind entrepreneurial co-working space for students, and he conducted robotics and machine learning research.
Jeremy has designed prosthetic hands, fiber-optic LED lighting systems, home-automation systems, 3D printers and scanners, self-assembling robots, wearable computing platforms, augmented reality devices, and learning robots. His work has been featured in international conferences, peer-reviewed journals, and popular media outlets such as Discovery Channel, the Wall Street Journal, and Popular Science magazine. Forbes magazine named him to their annual “30 Under 30” list in recognition of his work that has "helped America make things and get stuff done." He is the co-author of several patents in the fields of wearable computing and augmented reality fabrication.
When not building products, Jeremy is teaching. His written and video tutorials have been utilized by millions of people to learn electrical engineering and embedded software design. ...