James Wyatt Cross

My research interests are focused on robotic systems and adaptive control. I am particularly interested in exploring control approaches for multi-agent robotics. During my undergrad, I worked on implementing first order herding algorithms on multiple unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the UF Autonomy Park.

Recent Videos

• [2025] I sucessfully defended and completed my Honors Thesis at the University of Florida.
  
  My research, “Experimental Improvements to Event-Triggered Indirect Herding Control of a Cooperative Agent,” focused on optimizing how autonomous agents influence the movement of a herd. By implementing event-triggered control, we can safely reduce communication and computational overhead—crucial for real-world robotics.

• [2024] I documented research facility procedures in video form to assist with onboarding. Some of the videos are available on autonomypark.org/tutorials/hardware and autonomypark.org/tutorials/software.

News

• [04/2025] I presented a robotics paper Development of an Outdoor Aerial Multi-Agent Robot Toolkit at the UF Autonomy Park at the 76th AIAA Region II Student Conference.