Kimberly Mcguire
Robotics Software Consultant at McGuire Robotics
Malmo, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolKimberly Mcguire is a robotics software consultant and independent roboticist with 11 years of experience building embedded firmware, control systems, and ROS 2 integrations for palm-sized MAVs and nano quadcopters. She holds a PhD from TU Delft on swarm exploration for pocket drones and has deep expertise in EKF-based state estimation, PID tuning, and navigation — work reflected in substantial contributions to well-known open-source projects like Crazyflie and Paparazzi. At Bitcraze she bridged firmware and higher-level robotics stacks, adding lighthouse navigation, radio-link improvements, and simulation/ROS 2 support that helped make tiny drones more autonomous and developer-friendly. Based in Malmö, Kimberly combines rigorous research pedigree with hands-on embedded C and Python development, and she frequently mentors students and supports community-driven robotics tooling. An uncommon strength is her focus on computationally efficient, bio-inspired algorithms that enable advanced autonomy on severely resource-constrained platforms.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at Delft University of Technology
Dutch, English, Swedish
Github Skills (24)
lighthouse10
autopilot10
python10
firmware10
drones10
telecommunication10
c1110
kalman-filter10
c1710
pid-control10
sys10
optical-flow10
crazyflie10
computer-vision10
embedded10
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
bitcraze/crazyflie-clients-python
Aug 2019 - Jan 2023
Host applications and library for Crazyflie written in Python.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:5 releases, 30 reviews, 137 commits in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Kimberly resolved merging conflicts across multiple files, indicating involvement in code integration and version control. The changes include modifications to Python files related to the Crazyflie client, specifically affecting functionalities within the `cfzmq`, `cfclient`, and `setup.py` modules. The user added and implemented features related to lighthouse navigation.
pythoncrazyfliehost
bitcraze/crazyflie-lib-python
Aug 2019 - Jan 2023
Python library to communicate with Crazyflie
Role in this project:Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:7 releases, 40 reviews, 122 commits in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Kimberly contributed a Python script for tuning the PID controller of a Crazyflie, a nano quadcopter. The script allows for adjusting PID gains (Kp, Ki, Kd) and includes functionality to visualize the step response of the controller. The code involves communication with the Crazyflie via a Python library, suggesting a focus on embedded systems and control algorithms. Furthermore, the user added velocity tuning capabilities.
communicatepython-librarypythoncrazyflie
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