US government funded advanced robot in 1966

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-07-28 16:08

In 1966, the U.S. government funded the development of a robot capable of creating an internal model of its environment and devising plans to navigate it. This advanced robot, named Shakey, operated using a computer that occupied an entire building. The technical report detailing its capabilities has since been declassified and made publicly available. AI

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US government funded advanced robot in 1966

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r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/frankreddit5 · 2026-07-28 16:08

In 1966, the US government funded a robot that could look at a room, build a model of it in its own "mind," and invent its own plan to get across it. It ran on a computer that filled a building. The declassified technical report is public.

  submitted by   <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/frankreddit5"> /u/frankreddit5 </a> <br /> <span><a href="https://theclassifiedrecord.com/documents/shakey-the-robot">[link]</a></span>   <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1v92vxm/in_1966…

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In 1966, the US government funded a robot that could look at a room, build a model of it in its own "mind," and invent its own plan to get across it. It ran on a computer that filled a building. The declassified technical report is public.

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