Michael Leddy is currently a Member of the Technical Staff at OpenAI since May 2025. Prior to this role, Michael served as Autopilot Manager for Optimus at Tesla from June 2021 to May 2025, where responsibilities included leading hand design and managing mechanical design across two variants. Michael holds a design patent (Hand) with the publication number WO2024073138A1. Earlier experience includes positions as Staff Robotics Mechanical Design Engineer and Senior Robotics Mechanical Design Engineer at Tesla, a Capstone Senior Design Project role at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and an Engineering Intern at Stryker. Additionally, Michael worked as a Research Assistant at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Michael earned both a Doctor of Philosophy and a Master of Science in Robotics from Yale University.
This person is not in the org chart
This person is not in any teams
This person is not in any offices