History of Robotics
Pioneers Mentioned in the Chapter
¢ Norbert Wiener and Cybernetics: http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_wiener.htm
¢ Rodney Brooks Subsumption Architecture: http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/cogarch3/Brooks/Brooks.html
¢ Hans Morovec: CART and Rover robots
¢ Valentino Braitenberg and Grey Walter (also Seymour Papert - Lego connection): http://www.cs.brown.edu/~tld/courses/cs148/02/introduction.html
¢ Define the following
Ø Control Theory
Mathematical study of the properties of automated control stystems ranging from steam engines to airplanes, and in between.
Ø Cybernetics
Ø Biomimetic
Machines with properties similar to those of biological systems - they imitate biological systems in some way.
Ø Reactive control
Ø Excitatory connection
Ø Inhibitory connection
Ø Artificial Intelligence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence
¢ Various robots that exhibit AI were discussed: Discuss the capabilities of any 2 of these robots as they apply to AI.
Ø Shakey:
http://www.sri.com/about/timeline/shakey.html
Ø CART:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Robot-Mere-Machine-Transcendent-Mind/dp/0195116305
Ø Rover: By Hans Morovec (in addition to CART)
Ø HILARE
¢ Describe and discuss the significance of the following
Ø Grey Walter's Tortoise: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Grey_Walter
Ø Braitenberg's Vehicles: http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wiseman/vehicles/
¢ Define and discuss the following types of robot control: http://www-robotics.usc.edu/~maja/robot-control.html
Ø Reactive
Ø Hybrid
Ø Behavior-Based: http://www.inl.gov/adaptiverobotics/behaviorbasedrobotics/