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...mobile robot is not quite within reach, however, Brockett estimates that it will take between two and 10 years to realize that goal. In the meantime, Harvard will try to complete its hand-eye project before its competitors. "Right now we have our hands full with the hand-eye machine," Brockett said...

Author: By Teresa A. Mullin, | Title: Of Microchips and Men | 11/19/1987 | See Source »

...visionary team works toward its goal one body part at a time. Right now the staff is concentrating its efforts on perfecting a computer that will imitate human hand-eye coordination. The robot's hand has two fingers and a thumb, each with its own motor, and fingertips that contain high-resolution tactile sensors. Lab experiments test the hand's ability in tasks like lifting and grasping objects...

Author: By Teresa A. Mullin, | Title: Of Microchips and Men | 11/19/1987 | See Source »

...obvious challenge if you set out to answer the question 'Can we build intelligent machines?' I think the next step might very well be to put together a mobile robot," said McKay Professor of Applied Mathematics Roger W. Brockett, who coordinates...

Author: By Teresa A. Mullin, | Title: Of Microchips and Men | 11/19/1987 | See Source »

...East Cambridge Savings Bank sponsored a "Name The Robot" contest among Cambridge grammar school students. "Officer Caring" was selected from more than 600 entries...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Robot Joins Cambridge Police Force | 11/3/1987 | See Source »

...robot's addition to the force won praise from Mayor Walter Sullivan, Superintendent of Cambridge Schools Robert S. Peterkin, and members of the Cambridge School Committee, Bongiorno said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Robot Joins Cambridge Police Force | 11/3/1987 | See Source »

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