Shakey: The First Electronic Person
In 2026, Tesla Optimus has become the de facto face of the new age Autonomous Robot revolution. Optimus is a 1.73 m, 57 kg, general-purpose humanoid robot designed for autonomous, repetitive, or dangerous tasks. It utilizes Tesla's EV battery technology, has end-to-end neural network AI capability based on Tesla FSD, and the ability to learn tasks by observing humans. And though it is difficult to fathom, the first humanoid robot belongs to the 1960s, a full 60 years prior to 2026. “Shakey” is the first mobile robot with the ability to perceive and reason about its surroundings. It was physically mobile, and had elementary computer vision, and basic navigation capability. Shakey (https://www.sri.com/hoi/shakey-the-robot) was created from 1966-72 by the Artificial Intelligence Center at Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International). Shakey could perform tasks that required planning, route-finding, and the rearranging of simple objects. Shakey could perceive its surroundings, ...