Our People

Dr. Steve Derby has over 25 years experience with Robotics and Automation, and was founder of Distributed Robotics. He has 6 patents and has recently written a textbook entitled "Design of Automatic Machinery". He is an ASME Fellow and is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.

Mr. Dave Brown is a Computer Vision and Programming expert. He has worked for many industrial clients achieving success where others have been baffled. His projects include inspection of commercial optical eyewear, human feature recognition, and high speed web product sensing with lasers.  

Dr. John McFadden by degree is a Physical Chemist, but his expertise in Automation and in the Business world is quite extensive. He is CEO of Distributed Robotics. He has experience in the design, industrial layout, and programming of Automation. He has recently managed a $4 million construction project that had significant unique challenges.