2013 ⟶ Robot HRP-2 Wins DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials
Robot HRP-2 built by SCHAFT Inc of Japan, a subsidiary of Go...
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🤖 Unimate Industrial Robot on Assembly Line
Unimation's Industrial robot Unimate worked on a General Motors Automobile Assembly line.⟶
RoboticsIndustrial AutomationUnimationGeneral MotorsEarly AI Applications
United States🦾 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.)⟶
RoboticsComputer VisionAssemblyFreddy RobotEdinburghEarly Robotics
UK🏃 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).⟶
Behavior-Based RoboticsVision-Based NavigationPollyRoboticsHorswillEarly Robotics
USA🚗 DARPA Grand Challenge Launched
DARPA introduces the DARPA Grand Challenge requiring competitors to produce autonomous vehicles for prize money.⟶
Autonomous VehiclesDARPAGrand ChallengeRoboticsCompetitionSelf-Driving CarsArtificial Intelligence
United States🚗 DARPA Urban Challenge for Autonomous Cars Launched
DARPA launches the Urban Challenge for Autonomous cars to obey traffic rules and operate in an urban environment.⟶
Autonomous VehiclesDARPARoboticsUrban EnvironmentSelf-Driving CarsComputer Vision
United States🤖 Robot HRP-2 Wins DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials
Robot HRP-2 built by SCHAFT Inc of Japan, a subsidiary of Google, defeats 15 teams to win DARPA’s Robotics Challenge Trials. HRP-2 scored 27 out of 32 points in eight tasks needed in disaster response. Tasks are drive a vehicle, walk over debris, climb a ladder, remove debris, walk through doors, cut through a wall, close valves and connect a hose.⟶
RoboticsDARPA Robotics ChallengeHRP-2Disaster ResponseSCHAFT Inc.Robotics
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