Artificial intelligence · 1966
Shakey the robot
The first mobile robot that perceives, plans and acts on its own reasoning.
SRI's Shakey (1966-1972) combined a camera, range finder and bump sensors with the STRIPS planner to push blocks around rooms on typed commands. The project produced A* search, the Hough transform extension and STRIPS planning, all still in use.
What it built on 2
What it led to 1
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The dashed line marks when it first worked.
Training compute of notable AI models Source: Epoch AI, Notable AI Models (CC BY 4.0)
Computation per constant dollar, 1850-2006 Latest: 7.3B million units of computer power per 2006 $ (2003) Source: Nordhaus 2007, Two Centuries of Productivity Growth in Computing, J. Econ. Hist. 67(1), Table 6