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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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A declassified 1984 technical report details Shakey the Robot (1966-1972), the first mobile robot that could perceive its environment, build an internal model, and plan its own actions using the STRIPS planning system.

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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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