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McLurkin, 32, has come a long way since that first machine. Now a graduate student in computer science at M.I.T., the young scientist is on the forefront of developing "swarmbots"--packs of dozens of small robots that communicate with one another and work in harmony to complete an assignment. They have no centralized command system and can cover vast terrain; if one is destroyed, others fill in. His 112 titanium robots resemble small car batteries on wheels. McLurkin is working with a team at iRobot, a private Boston-based robotics firm, to find practical uses for his fleet...
...Riverside, the lingering vexation with the negotiating process remains in the forefront of residents’ minds...
Wolcowitz says he expects to stay at the forefront of the curricular review next year and sit on one of the committees that will further scrutinize the report’s recommendations...
...were trying to get a handle on giving people alternatives,” Catalano said. “This brings to the forefront for the reincarnation of [the escort program...
...administrators see the Allston campus as the lynchpin of their strategy to improve. With a successful science campus in Allston, administorators say the University will remain at—or, in some areas, join—the forefront of scientific research. Without it, they fear Harvard may be doomed to second-rate programs in key emerging areas...