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Published on: 10/7/2002
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Subsequent to publishing an article by Jim Butler, a researcher in Intel's Emerging Platforms Lab, about Intel's current research into wireless mobile robotics technology, LinuxDevices.com requested further details regarding the XScale/Linux based hardware/software robotics platform that Intel has developed.
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Jim Butler (Updated May 2, 2003)
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Bio of author: Jim Butler is a principal investigator for Intel Research and the Emerging Platforms Lab, part of the Corporate Technology Group.He has been with Intel 11 years, and has worked on a variety of high-profile, leading-edge projects.His work on the Indeo video codec was some of the first video compression work developed by Intel.Another of Jim's projects, CNN @ Work, was the first commercial application for multicast video-over-IP.Butler has also worked on satellite data broadcasting, focusing on embedded digital content streams in broadband compressed video services.
Prior to Intel, Butler developed accelerator boards and software tools at Tektronix, Inc. -- tools that were used by Industrial Light & Magic for the special effects in "Terminator 2".He also worked for Integrated Systems, Inc., where he tested module prototypes for the Marshall Space Flight Center, performed modeling for the Boeing Space Station program, and also worked in the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor program.Butler has been technical advisor for the European Satellite Multimedia Service, and was also on the technical advisory board for SkyStream for its broadband systems.
From 1997 to 1999, Butler was one of the four co-founders of the Pacific Convergence Corporation.Along with his co-founders, Butler established a joint venture between Intel and the Pacific Century Group to address broadband Internet delivery using satellite and cable redistribution in China.He has also been an Intel Board Observer for Skila, Inc.Along with several other engineers, Butler was a recipient of the Intel Achievement Award in 2000.In January, he hosted the second Intel Robotics Workshop and Forum, 2003, which drew almost 300 participants.Butler holds a patent for automated media capturing system technology.He earned his B.S.C.E. and his M.S.E.E. from the University of Illinois.Butler is a member of both IEEE and AAAI.
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