IEEE RAS Robotics History Presents:
An Archive of Interviews with the Pioneers of Robotics
An Archive of Interviews with the Pioneers of Robotics
Oral History of Robotics
Project Leaders
RAS Volunteers
Project Managers
In the 50 years since George Devol and Joe Engelberger put the first robot on the factory floor of General Motors in 1961, robots have found their way into surgery rooms, scientific laboratories, battlefields, search and rescue situations, Mars, and even our homes as vacuum cleaners, toys, and security guards. Today, governments, corporations, and scientists envision robotics as a major component of technological, economic, and social development in the 21st century. Rodney Brooks suggests that a "robotics revolution" is imminent, while Bill Gates predicts that we will soon have "robots in every home." The Japanese government, in the meantime, is supporting the development of "partner robots" as a key growth industry.
In the 50 years since George Devol and Joe Engelberger put the first robot on the factory floor of General Motors in 1961, robots have found their way into surgery rooms, scientific laboratories, battlefields, search and rescue situations, Mars, and even our homes as vacuum cleaners, toys, and security guards. Today, governments, corporations, and scientists envision robotics as a major component of technological, economic, and social development in the 21st century. Rodney Brooks suggests that a "robotics revolution" is imminent, while Bill Gates predicts that we will soon have "robots in every home." The Japanese government, in the meantime, is supporting the development of "partner robots" as a key growth industry.
Peter CorkeNancy AmatoJyh-Ming Lien
Standord University, USAQueensland University, AustraliaUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USAGeorge Mason University, USA
Oussama KhatibPeter AsaroSelma SabanovicIndiana University, USAThe New School, USA
Raman Butta- National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Durgapur, India
Georgia Chalvatzaki- National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Matthew Cooper- Wright State University, Dayton (OH), USA
Jarrett David- Texas A&M, College Station (TX), USA
Gamal Elghazaly- CNRS LIRMM, Montepellier, France
Megan Emmons- Colorado State University, Fort Collins (CO), USA
William Gale- The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
Lakshmi Jayalal- College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Heitor Judis Savino- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Margaret Koehler- Standford University, Stanford (CA), USA
Keng Huat Koh- Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Minoo Koohsoltani- University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Ernesto Lana- Federal University of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Guilin Liu- George Mason University (GMU), Fairfax (VA), USA
Ying Lu- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy (NY), USA
Kevin Sebastian Luck- Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
Steven Lyon- McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Sterling McLeod- University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), Charlotte (NC), USA
Kumar Digvijay Mishra- Colorado State University, Fort Collins (CO), USA
Shamsudhin Naveen- ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
Ahsan Nawroj- Yale University, New Haven (CT), USA
Victoria Oguntosin- University of Reading, England, UK
Thassyo Pinto- Michigan State University, East Lansing (MI), USA
Maroay Phlernjai- Michigan State University, East Lansing (MI), USA
Fernando Ramirez- Garibay Technologico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
Benjamin Richardson- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Akash Salow- Panimalar Institute of Technology, Pidarithangal, India
Traci Sarmiento- Texas A&M, College Station (TX), USA
George Sebastian- College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Yan Shen- University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles (CA), USA
Minou Kouh Soltani- University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Zhouyuan Song- University of Florida, Gainesville (FL), USA
Chris Vo- George Mason University, Fairfax (VA), USA
Standord University, USAQueensland University, AustraliaUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USAGeorge Mason University, USA
Oussama KhatibPeter AsaroSelma SabanovicIndiana University, USAThe New School, USA
Raman Butta- National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Durgapur, India
Georgia Chalvatzaki- National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Matthew Cooper- Wright State University, Dayton (OH), USA
Jarrett David- Texas A&M, College Station (TX), USA
Gamal Elghazaly- CNRS LIRMM, Montepellier, France
Megan Emmons- Colorado State University, Fort Collins (CO), USA
William Gale- The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
Lakshmi Jayalal- College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Heitor Judis Savino- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Margaret Koehler- Standford University, Stanford (CA), USA
Keng Huat Koh- Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Minoo Koohsoltani- University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Ernesto Lana- Federal University of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Guilin Liu- George Mason University (GMU), Fairfax (VA), USA
Ying Lu- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy (NY), USA
Kevin Sebastian Luck- Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
Steven Lyon- McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Sterling McLeod- University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), Charlotte (NC), USA
Kumar Digvijay Mishra- Colorado State University, Fort Collins (CO), USA
Shamsudhin Naveen- ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
Ahsan Nawroj- Yale University, New Haven (CT), USA
Victoria Oguntosin- University of Reading, England, UK
Thassyo Pinto- Michigan State University, East Lansing (MI), USA
Maroay Phlernjai- Michigan State University, East Lansing (MI), USA
Fernando Ramirez- Garibay Technologico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
Benjamin Richardson- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Akash Salow- Panimalar Institute of Technology, Pidarithangal, India
Traci Sarmiento- Texas A&M, College Station (TX), USA
George Sebastian- College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Yan Shen- University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles (CA), USA
Minou Kouh Soltani- University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Zhouyuan Song- University of Florida, Gainesville (FL), USA
Chris Vo- George Mason University, Fairfax (VA), USA
