• Cart at Mech. Eng. Dept. prior to Stanford AI Lab.
  Stanford M.E. Dept. 1966. (more)
• Hear Here.
  Raj Reddy, et al. Video made in 1969, showing work from 1968. (more)
• Robot arm assembles water pump.
  Richard Paul, et al. 1973. (more)
• Robot arms assemble bearings and a hinge.
  Hand Eye Project. 1973. (more)
• Robot hand stacks toy cubes.
  Robert Bolles. 1972. (more)
• Russian computer graphics of animated ant.
  Okhotsimsky. 1972. (more)
• Simulation of orbital cable to planet surface.
  Hans Moravec. 1977. (more)
• Surgical Robotics: Is R2D2 in Your Future?.
  "Surgical Robots are here now; they have their roots in Stanford-based research and Silicon Valley development. How do they work? What can they do? Thomas Krummel, MD, [Emile Holman Professor and chair, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine] addresses the current uses of surgical robotics, the reasons for using them and their role in future medical treatments." Questions from the audience follow the talk. March 23, 2006. (more)

SAIL Videos

From Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory – 1960s and 1970s – Compiled by Les Earnest and Bruce Baumgart.

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