There appear to be multiple people named Michael McMaster. To provide the most relevant profile, two are presented:
Michael McMaster (Robotics Enthusiast)
Michael McMaster is known for his passion for robotics and his impressive ability to build real-life replicas of famous robots. He gained recognition for leading a team that created a fully functional, remote-controlled Wall-E robot, painstakingly recreating the animated character from scratch. This project took five years to complete, partly because there was no real-life source material for Wall-E, unlike R2-D2, which had physical models made for the Star Wars films. McMaster also built a fully functional R2-D2 unit and has plans to improve upon it using the latest technology. He is a member of the R2 Builders Club and was a founding member of the Wall-E builders club. Despite his talent for robotics, McMaster is a third-generation citrus farmer in Bakersfield, California. His robots, including Wall-E and R2-D2, are displayed on his orange farm.
Michael McMaster (Law Enforcement)
Michael McMaster is a former Paulding County Sheriff's deputy. In March 2022, McMaster was involved in an incident where he arrested Tyler Canaris, who McMaster alleged matched the description of a suspect breaking into cars. During the arrest, McMaster grabbed Canaris and threw him to the ground, resulting in Canaris sustaining injuries including a fractured skull and a concussion. The incident was captured on video and led to demands for McMaster's termination. McMaster was ultimately fired from the Paulding County Sheriff's Office for policy violations discovered after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was asked to investigate the use-of-force incident. As of March 2023, the GBI investigation was ongoing, and Canaris' attorneys requested the obstruction charge against their client be dropped.
