Hans Moravec worked at Stanford Cart with a slider initially developed by James L. Adams in the 1960s. Adam created a cable-handled four wheels Cart, whereas Moravec added Slider to the Cart having two wheels with steering. The Stanford Cart’s main functionality with Slider is to move a TV camera to capture various views of a particular environment. In contrast, the body of the Stanford Cart doesn’t move. KL10 Processor is required for the cart, which runs at the speed of 2.5 MIPS. In 1979, the cart proved its efficiency by crossing the room filled with chairs within hours. Read more

October, 1973