Photos: Innovation on display at SRI

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  • Shakey the Robot

    Shakey the Robot

    A display of Shakey the Robot, which was developed in SRI's Artificial Intelligence Center from 1966 to 1972. Shakey was the world's first mobile robot with the ability to reason about its surroundings. The actual robot is displayed in the Computer History Musuem in San Jose, Calif.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • robotic surgical system

    robotic surgical system

    SRI's robotic surgical system was the first to be cleared by the FDA in the 1990s. Surgeons in the United States, Asia and Europe use the minimally invasive system to help patients recover faster. SRI spun off Intuitive Surgical in 1995.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Nancy Griffin

    Nancy Griffin

    Nancy Griffin, a senior security receptionist, greets visitors to SRI's Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters in festive attire.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Regis Vincent

    Regis Vincent

    Regis Vincent, senior computer scientist at SRI's Artificial Intelligence Center, stands in his office at SRI surrounded by robots. His team is working on a robot-to-human interface that could work in controlling a force of autonomous robots, or Centibots, in situations like search and rescue missions or security work. "We want to be able to talk to this robot and say, 'Now go and do what I want you to do.' And it captures your intention," he said.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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SRI is a nonprofit that's been instrumental to the development of everything from robotic surgery to the computer mouse.

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Shakey the Robot

A display of Shakey the Robot, which was developed in SRI's Artificial Intelligence Center from 1966 to 1972. Shakey was the world's first mobile robot with the ability to reason about its surroundings. The actual robot is displayed in the Computer History Musuem in San Jose, Calif.

Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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