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April 23, 2006

Robot Hall of Fame - 2006 Inductees

Carnegie Mellon University has announced the latest inductees to its Robot Hall of Fame.

2006 sees five robots newly honoured. These are:


  • Maria (Metropolis)
  • Gort (The Day The Earth Stood Still)
  • David (Artificial Intelligence: AI)
  • AIBO (Sony)
  • Selective Compliance Assembly Robot
    Arm (SCARA)
    (an industrial arm used on assembly lines)


Congratulations to all five of them.


Welcome fellow robot fans (is "robophile" a real word?). On this blog I'm going to indulge my love of all things robotic. I'll cover "serious" news - technology, industrial robotics, etc - but my main interest is the "fun" stuff. Household robots, robotic pets, that sort of cool stuff. Enjoy.
- Trevor




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