Research Map of Robotics. Robotics and the Internet.

Bridging the Gap between Space Robotics Research and Robotics Education

The focus of Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Office of Communication and Education is to engage the public through the implementation of innovative approaches such as informal and formal education methods, science outreach, and research development efforts [1]. One of the direct outcomes of this emphasis is to create a bridge to provide students access to the research and development activities inv...

Merging the Internet of Things and Robotics

According to various reports, the number and variety of robot applications are increasing, both in industry and in our daily lives. First developed as a tool, nowadays a robot can be integrated as an entity in the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT’s infrastructure enables connections between different entities (living or nonliving), using different but interoperable communication protocols. Thus, i...

A Roadmap for US Robotics From Internet to Robotics

A Roadmap for U.S. Robotics: From Internet to Robotics

The Beginnings of Robotics Research

This paper reviews the early goals, perspectives and accomplishments of robotics research. I will focus on uncertainty and structured versus unstructured environments. For perspective I will sketch a history of the beginnings and evolution of robotics research. The main ideas are: • Robotics research began with teleoperation in the 40’s and 50’s. • Uncertainty was a central theme of robotics re...