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The first biologically inspired robots

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2003

Owen Holland
Owen Holland
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ (UK). owen@essex.ac.uk
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Abstract

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Thie first biologically inspired robots, the famous electromechanical tortoises, were designed and built in 1949 by W. Grey Walter. This paper reviews their origins in Walter's theories of the brain and the nature of life, and uses contemporary unpublished notes and photographs to assess their significance then and now.

Keywords

First biological robotsRobot tortoises
Type
Research Article
Information
Robotica , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , August 2003 , pp. 351 - 363
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press