Mission

The Mission of Iguana Robotics is to develop advanced robotics technology inspired by information processing in biological systems. The end goal of Iguana Robotics is to produce robotic technology that will elevate the human condition. This will take the form of technology which heals and relieves suffering, technology that eliminates chores that take people away from family friends and community, technology that eliminates danger to humans, and technology that entertains and educates children. Iguana is a partner in building a better community.

Key Personnel

M. Anthony Lewis, Ph.D., President and CEO

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Dr. M. Anthony Lewis received a B.S. in Cybernetics from the University of California, Los Angeles M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering University of Southern California. He has held academic appointments at the University of California, Los Angeles, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Univeresity of Waterloo. He founded Iguana Robotics. in 1999 and currently serves as its president and chief research scientist.
Dr. Lewis is author of more than 60 robotics research papers, and has served twice as guest editor of Autonomous Robots. He has also helped organize two workshops on biomorphic robotics. He is an internationally recognized expert in biomorphic robotics.

Ralph Etienne-Cummings, Ph.D., Director of Neuromorphic Engineering

Ralph Etienne-Cummings completed his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, in 1994. His first faculty position was at SIUC, Carbondale, IL. he joined Johns Hopkins University in 1998 as an Assistant Professor. In 2002 was promoted to Associate Professor at both JHU and UMCP. He is currently the Director of the Computer Engineering Program at JHU and a member of the Institute for Systems Research at UMCP. He is also the Director of the virtual Institute of Neuromorphic Engineering, currently administered at UMCP. He also consults for various national companies. He has received numerous awards, including NSF CAREER and ONR YIP awards. He serves on numerous technical program committees, such as ISCAS, ISSCC and NIPS, and is the chairman of the ISCAS Sensory Systems Technical Program Committee. He is also an Associate Editor for IEEE Sensors Journal. He has 90+ technical publications in the VLSI for Sensory Information Processing field. He has also won over $2.5M to fund his research. In addition to presenting numerous invited talks, his research has also been published in technical, trade and popular publications such as, Science, EE Times and Discover.