Joseph Engelberger

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Joseph Engelberger on Wikipedia

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Engelberger Robotics Awards

Unimate, first industrial robot

HelpMate, hospital robot

 

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Joseph Engelberger is the "father of robotics"

Uploaded on Nov 22, 2009

"Joseph F. Engelberger, the “Father of Robotics,” Turns 90"

July 24, 2015

 

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Article "Industrial robotics pioneer Joe Engelberger turns 90"

by Andra Keay, Silicon Valley Robotics
July 26, 2015

 

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Article "Father of robotics Joseph F. Engelberger dies at age 90"

by Silicon Valley Robotics
December 1, 2015

 

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2016 Engelberger Awards highlights

Published on Jul 25, 2016

Named after Joseph F. Engelberger, known throughout the world as the founding force behind industrial robotics, the Engelberger Robotics Award is the world's most prestigious robotics honor. View the highlights from the 2016 award ceremony here.

 

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Proximity System

Published on Aug 11, 2016

In this video, the LabMate robot system by Transition Research Corporation (TRC) is presented with its sonar-based localization systems. Joseph F. Engelberger, considered by many to be the “Father of Robotics,” founded TRC. Engelberger wrote a book about service robotics in 1969, and TRC was part of his vision to deliver a generation of service robots. The LabMate platform is a differential drive robot used by many U.S. laboratories for early research in mobile robotics. Additionally, the LabMate platform was also used as the base for the HelpMate platform for hospital logistics, a system that was delivered to a number of hospitals. This video presents both the basis of the platform and the associated system for ultrasonic based perception for mapping and collision avoidance.