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The History of Robotics An article by Adam Currie that covers the high points of robot history. Includes many links and photos. http://cache.ucr.edu/~currie/roboadam.htm Moravec, Hans P. Researcher at the CMU Robotics Institute who believes intelligent machines will be the descendants of the human race. Author of several books on the nature of evolving robot intelligence. Current work involves 3D mapping and stereoscopic vi sion. http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/~hpm/ A Brief History of Robotics A timeline of robotics begining with a mechanical bird built in 350 BC and continuing to the current day. http://robotics.megagiant.com/history.html Tesla's Race of Robots A summary of Nikola Tesla's work in robotics done as part of a PBS documentary on his life. Includes information on his teleautomaton and his predication of mechanical, automated m en. http://www.pbs.org/tesla/ll/ll_robots.html The Origin of Robot and Robotics Describes the origin of the terms Robot, Robotics, and Unimate. Focuses on the impact of Isaac Asimov on the history of robotics. http://www.robotics.utexas.edu/rrg/learn_more/history/ Walter, W. Grey, Online Archive Biography of one of the pioneers of robotics. Includes historical information and photos of many of the robots Walter created in the 1940s and 1950s. http://www.ias.uwe.ac.uk/extra_pages/gwonline.html |
