• DocumentCode
    1521035
  • Title

    Creation Myths: The Beginnings of Robotics Research

  • Author

    Mason, Matthew T.

  • Author_Institution
    Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    6/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    72
  • Lastpage
    77
  • Abstract
    Some readers will wonder why I date the origin of robotics research to the 1940s and 1950s when there are so many important precursors. By most accounts, robotics history starts with ancient machines followed by centuries of progress in machine design, philosophy, and literature. But I am focusing more narrowly on robotics research: the substantial sustained communal scientific enterprise that has now been in progress for approximately 50 years (Figure 1).
  • Keywords
    robots; ancient machines; communal scientific enterprise; creation myths; machine design; machine literature; machine philosophy; robotics history; robotics research beginning; History; Production facilities; Research and development; Robot sensing systems; Service robots; Technological innovation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1070-9932
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MRA.2012.2191437
  • Filename
    6203452
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1521035