1993 ⟶ Creation of Polly, a Robot Navigating at Animal-like Speeds

Ian Horswill extended behavior-based robotics by creating Po...
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🦾 Edinburgh Builds Freddy Robot

The Assembly Robotics Group at University of Edinburgh builds Freddy Robot, capable of using Visual perception to locate and assemble models. (See Edinburgh Freddy Assembly Robot: a versatile computer-controlled assembly system.)⟶
Edinburgh Builds Freddy Robot (1973)
RoboticsComputer VisionAssemblyFreddy RobotEdinburghEarly Robotics
UKUK

🚗 First Robot Cars Built

The team of Ernst Dickmanns at Bundeswehr University of Munich builds the first robot cars, driving up to 55 mph on empty streets.⟶
First Robot Cars Built (1986)
Autonomous VehiclesRoboticsSelf-Driving CarsComputer VisionErnst DickmannsBundeswehr UniversityEarly Robotics
GermanyGermany

🤖 Introduction of Subsumption Architecture and Behavior-Based Robotics

Around the same time, Rodney Brooks introduced the Subsumption architecture and Behavior-based robotics as a more minimalist modular model of natural intelligence; Nouvelle AI.⟶
Introduction of Subsumption Architecture and Behavior-Based Robotics (1987)
Behavior-Based RoboticsSubsumption ArchitectureNouvelle AIRodney BrooksRoboticsAI Architecture
USAUSA

🏃 Creation of Polly, a Robot Navigating at Animal-like Speeds

Ian Horswill extended Behavior-based robotics by creating Polly, the first robot to navigate using vision and operate at animal-like speeds (1 meter/second).⟶
Creation of Polly, a Robot Navigating at Animal-like Speeds (1993)
Behavior-Based RoboticsVision-Based NavigationPollyRoboticsHorswillEarly Robotics
USAUSA