mobile robot Herbert
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Mobile robot Herbert is an early autonomous robot developed at MIT that demonstrated behavior-based control by using a subsumption architecture to perform tasks like wandering and collecting soda cans.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Herbert | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
autonomous robot
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mobile robot ⓘ research robot ⓘ |
| actuationCapability |
carrying soda cans
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grasping soda cans ⓘ moving through corridors ⓘ |
| basedOn | subsumption architecture ⓘ |
| controlArchitecture |
layered control system
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subsumption-based behavior layers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| demonstrates |
behavior-based control
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reactive robotics ⓘ |
| designedForTask |
collecting soda cans
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navigating cluttered environments ⓘ wandering in office environments ⓘ |
| developedAt |
MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotUse |
centralized symbolic planner
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global world model ⓘ |
| environmentType | indoor office environment ⓘ |
| exampleOf |
behavior-based mobile robot
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subsumption architecture implementation ⓘ |
| goal | autonomous operation in real-world office settings ⓘ |
| hasDeveloper |
Anita Flynn
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Rodney Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ other members of the MIT AI Lab ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named "Herbert" as a distinctive robot identity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later autonomous mobile robot designs ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Rodney Brooks’ behavior-based robotics theories ⓘ |
| navigationMethod | local sensing and reactive behaviors ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early demonstration of subsumption architecture
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influencing behavior-based robotics ⓘ showing robust behavior without explicit world models ⓘ |
| researchField |
artificial intelligence
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autonomous agents ⓘ robotics ⓘ |
| robotType | mobile platform with manipulator ⓘ |
| sensingCapability |
detecting obstacles
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detecting soda cans ⓘ detecting walls ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| usedIn | MIT AI Lab demonstrations ⓘ |
| usedToIllustrate |
emergent behavior from simple rules
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layered behavior arbitration ⓘ |
| usesPlanningApproach | reactive control instead of symbolic planning ⓘ |
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