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Birth Date
James McLurkin was born in 1972 in Baldwin, New York. -
First Robot
In 1988, McLurkin built his first robot called Rover. He followed this with many other designs and inventions. -
MIT
In 1995 McLurkin received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering and a minor in mechanical engineering. -
Starts Consulting
In 1998 McLurkin began working on projects with Walt Disney Imagineering and the iRobot Corporation. -
University of California Berkeley
In 1999 McLurkin received his M.S. in electrical engineering. -
Back to MIT
In 2003, McLurkin went back to MIT and got a M.S. degree in computer science. -
Ph.D.
In 2008 McLurkin got a Ph.D. in computer science at MIT. -
Assistant Professor
In 2009, McLurkin was appointed assistant professor at Rice University.