James Strawson is the lead roboticist at ModalAI, a Blue UAS Framework manufacturer of American-made, autonomous autopilots for drones and ground robots. Strawson received a Ph.D in robotics from UCSD where he also taught classes on 3D printing, mechanical design, feedback control, and embedded systems. Before joining ModalAI, Strawson created the Robotics Cape and EduMiP development platforms, as well as the libRobotControl open source software package for the BeagleBoard.org foundation.