January 9, 2006

Self-navigating robot gets its own charge (Jan, 1965)

Filed under: Ahead of its time,Computers,General,Robots — @ 3:57 pm
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1965
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Self-navigating robot gets its own charge

A machine that recharges its batteries by finding and plugging into the nearest wall outlet is under test at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.

Like a hatbox full of bees, it buzzes up and down a hall, probing ahead to avoid open doors, stairs, and other obstacles.

Equipped with sonar, the robot may find use in moon or undersea explorations.

6 Comments »

1. So koooool!!!

   Comment by Kyle — July 5, 2008 @ 1:30 pm

2. They might even be able to train it how to do household chores.

   Comment by Michael McDonald — November 14, 2008 @ 10:00 pm

3. [...] http://blog.modernmechanix.com.....wn-charge/ [...]

   Pingback by Robô que se recarrega sozinho (janeiro de 1965) - Glúon /blog — January 16, 2009 @ 1:34 pm

4. More on the “Hopkins Beast”:

   http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/~hpm...../1960.html

   Comment by Andrew L. Ayers — May 16, 2010 @ 11:07 pm

5. The roomba’s great great grandfather

   Comment by Anon — November 23, 2010 @ 6:28 am

6. Yeah, the sonar would work *GREAT* on the moon.

   Comment by Christoph — December 27, 2010 @ 3:05 pm

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