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Thomas C. Henderson is a pioneering researcher in robotics, multisensor data fusion, and autonomous systems, whose work has fundamentally shaped how robots perceive and interact with their environments. His most influential contributions lie in multisensor integration, with two editions of his landmark work on multisensor data fusion accumulating over 350 citations combined, establishing him as a leading authority in the field. As early as 1984, Henderson was developing foundational systems for multisensor integration, demonstrated through his MKS: A Multisensor Kernel System, which combined 3D laser range data with 2D camera inputs in robotic workstations. His research spans decades of innovation, from early work on logical behaviors and traditional robotic sensors in the 1990s to smart sensor networks and autonomous navigation using wireless sensor technologies. Henderson's exploration of large-scale wireless sensor networks — including self-repairing disconnected networks and gradient-based localization algorithms — reflects a visionary approach to distributed sensing. His contributions to neural controllers for competitive robot team gameplay further demonstrate his breadth across machine learning and autonomous systems. With a citation record spanning robotics, sensor fusion, and networked intelligence, Henderson remains an enduring and foundational voice in intelligent systems research.