James McLurkin Footage, MV 603.6
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
label: Collection Inventor
content: Massie, Thomas
label: Collection Inventor
content: McLurkin, James
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content: Massie/McLurkin Innovative Lives Presentation and Interviews
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content: Massie/McLurkin Innovative Lives Presentation and Interviews / Series 2: Master Videos
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1997-05
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: James McLurkin Footage


TRT: 17:05

McLurkin is building robotic ants and discussing the disadvantages to the size—power supply, small motors and batteries.  Explains how he got the idea for his ants from NASA's Rockettes which are grand robots proposed for MARS. Shots of McKlurkin working at computer.