James McLurkin
Robotics Expert
James McLurkin
Robotics Expert
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Houston, TX, United States
About James McLurkin
"I don't remember a time when I wasn't building something."
As a child, James McLurkin was constantly building with LEGO bricks, cardboard boxes, or any other materials he could access. Today, McLurkin continues this tradition. Using Mother Nature as a model, his core research is developing distributed algorithms for multi-robot systems: the software for large swarms of autonomous robots. Inspired by the behavior of ants and bees, the SwarmBots perform individual tasks that collectively ...
Thanks a million for doing such an dynamite job on Saturday night. What a terrific sendoff for our InvenTeams! Those kids were completely riveted to your remarks from start to finish.
Kristin Finn, Executive Director - Lemelson?MIT Program
I knew since the first time that I heard your presentation that you have the gift of relating to kids. It is a gift that many think they have but that few truly possess. The work that you are doing with robotics . . . will lead us into the future.
Wesley Fondal, Jr., Director - STARBASE ROBINS
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