Karl Williams is an independent robotics researcher, electronics experimenter, and software developer.  He is with Mitra Imaging, a leading medical imaging software company acquired by AGFA HealthCare Informatics.  He is the author of Insectronics: Build Your Own Walking Robot and has written for Nuts and Volts magazine.  A resident of Ontario, Canada, Karl has hosted a robotics and electronics website for four years, and received an IBM regional computer technology award for building a computer-controlled robotic arm.