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Explore the history of robotics through the digital robotics archive and get a first-look at original artifacts from a field that changed the modern world. This fully searchable digital archive links together archival artifacts with descriptions of the community of people who made it all possible, including first-hand oral history accounts. The digital archive includes photographs, videos, and artifacts illustrating the early years of mobile robots, autonomous vehicles, computer vision, human-robot interaction, and much more. The Robotics Project will continue growing this website as we preserve the field’s history. We invite you to explore, reuse, and be inspired!

Oral history interviews documenting the history of Carnegie Mellon University

An image of two microphones and a digital recorder displayed on a table.

Carnegie Mellon University Oral History Collection

Robotics artifacts and ephemera collected by Christopher Atkeson

A close-up image of a blue robotic arm with multiple joints

Christopher G. Atkeson Collection

Research, teaching material, and wearable technology documenting Daniel Siewiorek’s career

An image of a man holding a headset, standing in front of a projector image which says "Mobile Computing"

Daniel Siewiorek Papers

Robots and documentation of projects from Jodi Forlizzi’s career at Carnegie Mellon University

Jodi Forlizzi Collection

Robotics artifacts, research materials, correspondence, photographs, and video from Manuela Veloso’s career

An image of a small, wheeled, circular robot with its inner circuitry displayed. A black plastic covering for the robot is in the background.

Manuela Veloso Papers

Photographs taken by the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University documenting projects and activities throughout its history

An image of a man in a white sweater sitting in front of a blue robot, which has a sonar ring attached.

Robotics Institute Photograph Collection

Records documenting the history of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University

A black and white image of a Chevrolet box truck with a sensor affixed to the front above the windshield.

Robotics Institute Records

Video recordings documenting various research projects at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University from 1979 to the present

An image of two men walking behind a six-wheeled robot moving on a sidewalk during winter. A camera is mounted on a tripod on top of the robot and a blue box-like sensor sits on the front

Robotics Institute Video Collection

Digital Robotics Archive

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