1979

Stanford Cart crosses an obstacle course

USA · Robotics

In 1979, Hans Moravec's Stanford Cart crossed a room full of obstacles on its own. It used a camera to take stereoscopic images, built a sparse 3D map and planned its route; the crossing took about five hours. It was an early milestone in robot vision and navigation. [1][2]

Sources

1. Hans Moravec, CMU – 1979: Stanford Cart 3D Localization, Mapping, Navigation
2. IJCAI 1981 – Moravec: Rover Visual Obstacle Avoidance

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