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- Aaron SlomanAaron Sloman (born 1936) is a philosopher and researcher on artificial intelligence and co
- Action selectionComputing concept
- Active contour modelComputer vision framework
- Active visionArea of computer vision
- Activity recognitionRecognition of events from videos or sensors
- AdaBoostAdaptive boosting based classification algorithm
- Adaptive collaborative controlDecision-making approach
- Adaptive systemSystem that can adapt to the environment
- Aerial reconnaissanceMilitary exploration and observation by means of aircraft or other airborne platforms
- Affective computingEmotion modeling in AI
- Affective hapticsSystems influencing emotions by touch
- Affine shape adaptationAffine shape adaptation is a methodology for iteratively adapting the shape of the smoothi
- AI effectPhenomenon in which AI achievements are reclassified as non-intelligent
- AI takeoverArtificial intelligence scenario
- AIBOSeries of entertainment robotic dogs
- AirStratoAirStrato is a solar powered medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicle that was being developed
- Algorithmic learning theoryFramework for analyzing machine learning algorithms
- AlphaDev
- Alternating decision treeTree-based machine learning method for classification
- Álvaro Ríos PovedaColombian biomedical engineer
- Amar GuptaAmar Gupta (born 1953) is an Indian computer scientist based in the United States. Gupta h
- Analogical modelingAnalogical modeling (AM) is a formal theory of exemplar based analogical reasoning, propos
- André GuignardSwiss engineer
- Andrew ZissermanBritish computer scientist
- AnthropomorphismAttribution of human traits to non-human entities
- Anti-facial recognition movementMovement opposing facial recognition technology
- Any-angle path planningAlgorithm to find Euclidean shortest paths
- Armin B. CremersArmin Bernd Cremers (born June 7, 1946) is a German mathematician and computer scientist.
- Articulated body pose estimationField of study in computer vision
- Artificial brainEmulation of animal or human brain
- Artificial consciousnessHypothetical consciousness in artificial systems
- Artificial imaginationArtificial simulation of human imagination
- Artificial Intelligence Applications InstituteArtificial Intelligence research
- Artificial intelligence in fictionArtificial intelligence is a recurrent theme in science fiction, whether utopian, emphasis
- Artificial intelligence systems integrationAspect of system integration regarding artificial intelligence
- ASIMOHumanoid robot created by Honda
- Automated attendantAutomated telephone exchange system
- Automated cash handlingProcess of managing cash within business
- Automated guided vehicleType of portable robot
- Automated optical inspectionSystem for visual inspection of printed circuit boards by a computerized system
- Automated pool cleanerType of vacuum cleaner for swimming pools
- Automated X-ray inspectionAutomated X-ray inspection (AXI) is a technology based on the same principles as automated
- Automatic image annotationProcess which assigns captioning to a digital image
- Automatic milkingMilking of dairy animals without human labour
- Automatic number-plate recognitionOptical character recognition technology
- Automatic target recognitionAbility to automatically recognize targets
- Autonomous robotRobot that performs behaviors or tasks with a high degree of autonomy
- Autonomous underwater vehicleUncrewed underwater vehicle with autonomous guidance system
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- Backlash (engineering)In mechanical engineering, backlash, sometimes called lash, play, or slop, is a clearance
- BAE Systems TaranisPrototype British military drone
- Bag-of-words modelText represented as an unordered collection of words
- BEAM roboticsRobotics with analogue circuits
- Behavior-based roboticsBranch of robotics
- Berkeley Robotics and Human Engineering LaboratoryBerkeley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory is managed and operated by University o
- Bernhard SchölkopfGerman computer scientist
- Bernoulli gripA Bernoulli grip is a subtype of the Air-Flow (Air-Jet) type of the pneumatic gripping dev
- BigDogQuadruped robot built by Boston Dynamics
- Bio-inspired roboticsField in robotics
- Biometric pointsIn order to identify a person, a security system has to compare personal characteristics w
- BionicsApplication of natural systems to technology
- BioroboticsHybrid of engineering, cybernetics, and robotics
- Boeing AH-6Light helicopter gunship
- Boeing X-37Reusable robotic spaceplane used by US military since 2010
- Bongard problemPattern recognition puzzle
- Boosting (machine learning)Ensemble learning method
- BorgFictional faction in Star Trek
- Boundary tracingBoundary tracing, also known as contour tracing, of a binary digital region can be thought
- Braitenberg vehicleAutonomous cybernetic agent
- Breakaway (FIRST)Breakaway is the game for the 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition, announced on January 9, 201
- Brian D. RipleyBritish statistician
- Broadcast automationSystems that can run a broadcast facility in the absence of a human operator
- BrownBoostBoosting algorithm
- Building automationBranch of automation
- Bundle adjustmentTechnique in photogrammetry and computer vision
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- C-3PORobot character from Star Wars
- C4.5 algorithmAlgorithm for making decision trees
- Camera matrixComputer vision geometry concept
- CanadarmRobotic arm used on Space Shuttles
- Case-based reasoningProcess of solving new problems based on the solutions of similar past problems
- Category utilityMeasure of "category goodness"
- Catherine-Nicole LemaureCatherine-Nicole Lemaure or Le Maure (3 August 1704 – 14 January 1786) was a French operat
- Causal Markov conditionThe Causal Markov (CM) condition states that, conditional on the set of all its direct cau
- Centennial ChallengesThe Centennial Challenges are NASA space competition inducement prize contests for non-gov
- CentibotsRobots created around 2003
- Cerebellar model articulation controllerThe cerebellar model articulation controller (CMAC) is a type of neural network based on a
- Chinese speech synthesisApplication of speech synthesis to the Chinese language
- Christopher G. AtkesonAmerican roboticist
- Chromosome (evolutionary algorithm)Set of parameters for a genetic or evolutionary algorithm
- Clonal selection algorithmIn artificial immune systems, clonal selection algorithms are a class of algorithms inspir
- Closing (morphology)Basic operation in mathematical morphology
- Cloud roboticsIntersection of cloud computing and robotics
- CobotRobot that physically interacts with humans
- Cog (project)Humanoid robot by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Cognitive architectureBlueprint for intelligent agents
- Cognitive roboticsSubfield of robotics
- Companion robotRobot created for companionship for humans
- Complex wavelet transformThe complex wavelet transform (CWT) is a complex-valued extension to the standard discrete
- Computational learning theoryTheory of machine learning
- Computer processing of body languageThe normal way that a computer functions manually is through a person that controls the co
- Computer stereo visionExtraction of 3D data from digital images
- Concept classComputational learning theory
- Conceptual clusteringMachine learning paradigm
- Conditional random fieldClass of statistical modeling methods
- Conference on Neural Information Processing SystemsMachine-learning and computational-neuroscience conference
- Constellation modelThe constellation model is a probabilistic, generative model for category-level object rec
- Construction robotsAutomation in construction
- Content-based image retrievalMethod of image retrieval
- Control systemSystem that manages the behavior of other systems
- Corner detectionApproach used in computer vision systems
- Correspondence problemThe correspondence problem, as the basis for calculating optical flow and stereo matching,
- Covariance intersectionCovariance intersection (CI) is an algorithm for combining two or more estimates of state
- Cross-entropy methodMonte Carlo method for importance sampling and optimization
- Crossover (evolutionary algorithm)Operator used to vary the programming of chromosomes from one generation to the next
- CryobotAutonomous ice penetrator vehicle
- Cultural algorithmCultural algorithms (CA) are a branch of evolutionary computation where there is a knowled
- Cybernetic SerendipityExhibition of cybernetic art
- Cylinder setIn mathematics, the cylinder sets form a basis of the product topology on a product of set
- Cynthia BreazealAmerican computer scientist
- Cynthia SungCynthia Rueyi Sung is an American roboticist. Her research field is foldable robots. She s
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- D*Search algorithm
- Da Vinci Surgical SystemRobotic surgical system
- Daniela RusAmerican computer scientist
- Dario FloreanoSwiss-Italian roboticist and engineer
- DARPA Grand Challenge (2007)Third driverless car competition of the DARPA Grand Challenge
- Darth VaderStar Wars character
- Darwin CaldwellDarwin Caldwell (born Ballymena, Northern Ireland) is a researcher and academic in robotic
- Data-driven control systemFamily of control systems
- David Hanson (robotics designer)American roboticist
- David Marr (scientist)British neuroscientist and psychologist
- Decision boundaryHypersurface used by a classification algorithm
- Demon in a Bottle"Demon in a Bottle" is a nine-issue story arc from the comic book series The Invincible Ir
- Denavit–Hartenberg parametersConvention for attaching reference frames to links of a kinematic chain
- DendrogramDiagram with a treelike structure
- Deriche edge detectorEdge detection operator
- Design Automation and Test in EuropeDesign, Automation & Test in Europe (DATE) is a yearly conference on the topic of electron
- Design Automation ConferenceAnnual technology conference
- Developmental roboticsField of scientific study
- Difference of GaussiansFeature enhancement algorithm in imaging science
- Differential evolutionMethod of mathematical optimization
- Differential steeringDifferential steering is the means of steering a land vehicle by applying more drive torqu
- Differential wheeled robotRobot with a particular driving system
- Digesting Duck18th Century automaton
- Digital geometryDeals with digitized models or images of objects of the 2D or 3D Euclidean space
- Digital topologyProperties of 2D or 3D digital images that correspond to classic topological properties
- Digital video fingerprintingTechnique to uniquely identify a video recording
- Dilation (morphology)Dilation (usually represented by ⊕) is one of the basic operations in mathematical morphol
- Direct linear transformationAlgorithm to solve systems of equations
- Display caseA display case (also called a showcase, display cabinet, shadow box, or vitrine) is a cabi
- DJI MavicSeries of teleoperated compact quadcopter drone models
- Does not computePhrase often uttered by computers and robots in popular culture
- Domestic robotType of service robot
- Donald MichieBritish artificial intelligence researcher
- Droid (Star Wars)Robots in the Star Wars franchise
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- Edge recombination operatorThe edge recombination operator (ERO) is an operator that creates a path that is similar t
- Effective fitnessReproductive success given genetic mutation
- EigenfaceSet of eigenvectors used in the computer vision problem of human face recognition
- Eight-point algorithmComputer vision algorithm
- Electroactive polymerPolymer responsive to electric fields
- ElektroEarly robot
- Embodied agentArtificial intelligence concept
- Embodied cognitive scienceInterdisciplinary field of research
- Embryo space colonizationTo use embryos isolated from humanity in space
- Emilio BizziEmilio Bizzi (born February 22, 1933) is a neuroscientist and Institute Professor at the M
- Emma Byrne (author)Emma Byrne is a contemporary British writer and scientist, working in the fields of sweari
- Energy forecastingEnergy forecasting includes forecasting demand (load) and price of electricity, fossil fue
- Engineering cyberneticsBranch of cybernetics
- Ensemble learningStatistics and machine learning technique
- Entertainment robotRobot designed to entertain
- EntomopterAn Entomopter is an aircraft that flies using the wing-flapping aerodynamics of an insect.
- Epipolar geometryGeometry of stereo vision
- Eric PaulosAmerican computer scientist
- Ernst DickmannsGerman pioneer of dynamic computer vision and of driverless cars
- Erosion (morphology)Basic operation in mathematical morphology
- Essential matrixConcept in computer vision
- ESTAR projectSoftware for robotic telescopes
- Eureka Prometheus ProjectThe Eureka PROMETHEUS Project (PROgraMme for a European Traffic of Highest Efficiency and
- EurobotInternational robotics contest
- European Robotic ArmRobotic arm installed on the ISS Russian Segment
- Evolution strategyAlgorithm in computer science
- Evolutionary acquisition of neural topologiesMethod that evolves both the topology and weights of artificial neural networks
- Evolutionary musicAudio counterpart to evolutionary art
- Evolutionary roboticsEmbodied approach to artificial intelligence
- Evolvability (computer science)Framework for computational learning
- Extended Kalman filterFilter for nonlinear state estimation
- External stowage platformComponents of the International Space Station
- EyeborgBody modification apparatus
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- Face detectionIdentification of human faces in images
- Feature (computer vision)Piece of information about the content of an image
- Feature (machine learning)Measurable property or characteristic
- Feed forward (control)Control paradigm in which errors are measured before they can affect a system
- FeedforwardFeedforward is the provision of context of what one wants to communicate prior to that com
- Feelix GrowingFeelix Growing is a research project, started on December 1, 2006, that is working to desi
- Fitness functionObjective function of evolutionary algorithm
- FLAME clusteringType of algorithm for data clustering
- Fleet-class unmanned surface vesselThe Fleet-class unmanned surface vessel, also called the Common Unmanned Surface Vessel (C
- For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and TechnologyInternational youth robotics program based in the United States
- Formal concept analysisMethod of deriving an ontology
- Forward kinematicsComputing a robot's end-effector position from joint values and kinematic equations
- Forward–backward algorithmInference algorithm for hidden Markov models
- Francesco MondadaSwiss academic in artificial intelligence and robotics
- François PierrotFrançois Pierrot (born November 2, 1961, in Mont Saint Martin) is director of research in
- Freddy IIFreddy (1969–1971) and Freddy II (1973–1976) were experimental robots built in the Departm
- Fundamental matrix (computer vision)Matrix in computer version
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- GastrobotHypothetical robot that can digest food
- Gaussian adaptationGaussian adaptation (GA), also called normal or natural adaptation (NA) is an evolutionary
- General Atomics MQ-1 PredatorFamily of unmanned aerial vehicles
- General Atomics MQ-9 ReaperAmerican unmanned aerial vehicle
- Generalised Hough transformModification using the principle of template matching
- Generalization errorMeasure of algorithm accuracy
- Generalized structure tensorIn image analysis, the generalized structure tensor (GST) is an extension of the Cartesian
- Generative topographic mapGenerative topographic map (GTM) is a machine learning method that is a probabilistic coun
- Genetic fuzzy systemsIn computer science and operations research, Genetic fuzzy systems are fuzzy systems const
- Genetic operatorA genetic operator is an operator used in evolutionary algorithms (EA) to guide the algori
- George DevolAmerican inventor and robotics pioneer
- Georgia Institute of Technology Institute for Robotics and Intelligent MachinesThe Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM@GT) is an interdisciplinary rese
- Gesture recognitionTopic in computer science and language technology
- Giles BrindleyGiles Skey Brindley, FRS (born 30 April 1926) is a British physiologist, musicologist and
- Glivenko–Cantelli theoremTheory of probability
- Google DeepMindAI research laboratory
- Google Lunar X PrizeInducement prize space competition
- Grammar inductionMachine-learning process
- Granular computingComputing paradigm based on information entities ("granules")
- Growing self-organizing mapGrowing variant of a self-organizing map
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- Haar-like featureDigital image features for object recognition
- HakutoJapanese aerospace team
- Hand–eye calibration problemRobotics problem on coordinating two parts of a robot
- Harris affine region detectorIn the fields of computer vision and image analysis, the Harris affine region detector bel
- Hartmut NevenGerman scientist
- Henrik I. ChristensenDanish roboticist and professor
- Hessian affine region detectorThe Hessian affine region detector is a feature detector used in the fields of computer vi
- Hexapod (robotics)Type of robot
- Hierarchical temporal memoryBiological theory of intelligence
- High-throughput screeningDrug discovery technique
- Hiroshi IshiguroJapanese roboticist
- Histogram of oriented gradientsFeature descriptor used in computer vision
- HOAPThe HOAP series robots are an advanced humanoid robot platform manufactured by Fujitsu Aut
- Holland's schema theoremTheorem on genetic algorithms
- Home automation for the elderly and disabledTechnological means of improving quality of life for seniors and the disabled
- Homography (computer vision)In the field of computer vision, any two images of the same planar surface in space are re
- Horn–Schunck methodMethod of estimating optical flow
- Hough transformMethod of detecting shapes within images
- Hugh F. Durrant-WhyteBritish-Australian engineer and academic
- Human–robot interactionStudy of reaction between humans and robots
- Humanoid robotHuman-like robots
- Humanoid Robotics ProjectJapanese technology development project
- Hybrid Assistive LimbPowered exoskeleton suit
- HybrotCybernetic organism ("hybrid robot")
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- I Feel Fantastic2004 surrealist viral video
- I, RobotCollection of short stories by Isaac Asimov
- IBOTPowered wheelchair
- ICubOpen source robotics humanoid robot testbed
- ID3 algorithmDecision tree algorithm
- Image analysisExtraction of information from images via digital image processing techniques
- Image fusionCombining multiple images to create one
- Image momentWeighted average/moment of some pixel intensities
- Image rectificationTransformation process to project images
- Image registrationMapping of data into a single system
- Image retrievalInformation retrieval involving digital images
- Image segmentationPartitioning a digital image into segments
- Image textureAn image texture is the small-scale structure perceived on an image, based on the spatial
- Image-based modeling and renderingComputer imaging technique
- Impact of self-driving carsThe impact of self-driving cars is anticipated to be wide-ranging in many areas of daily l
- Incremental encoderElectromechanical device
- Incremental heuristic searchSearch algorithm
- Inductive biasAssumptions for inference in machine learning
- Inertial measurement unitAccelerometer-based navigational device
- Inertial navigation systemContinuously computed dead reckoning
- Influence diagramVisual representation of a decision-making problem
- Information gain (decision tree)Gain from observing another random variable
- Inland Fisher Guide Plant (New Jersey)40°15′53″N 74°48′34″W / 40.2647°N 74.8095°W
- Institute of Robotics and Intelligent SystemsSwiss robotics institute
- Integrated library systemSoftware for library collections
- Intel Research LabletsThe Intel Research Labs were a research division of Intel. The organization was known for
- Intelligent controlArtificial intelligence control techniques
- Interactive evolutionary computationInteractive evolutionary computation (IEC) or aesthetic selection is a general term for me
- International Automated SystemsInternational Automated Systems, Inc. (IAS or IAUS) is a company with research and develop
- International Conference on Computer-Aided DesignThe International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD) is a yearly conference about
- International Federation of RoboticsRobotics organization
- Intrinsic dimensionLeast variables needed to represent data
- Invariant extended Kalman filterThe invariant extended Kalman filter (IEKF) (not to be confused with the iterated extended
- Inverse kinematicsComputing joint values of a kinematic chain from a known end position
- Iris recognitionMethod of biometric identification
- IRobot CreateHobbyist robot based on the Roomba vacuum cleaner
- Iron ManMarvel Comics superhero
- Iterative closest pointAlgorithm
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- Jacek M. ZuradaPolish engineer
- Janet L. KolodnerJanet Lynne Kolodner is an American cognitive scientist and learning scientist. She is a P
- Japanese roboticsJapanese robots
- Jaydev P. DesaiIndian roboticist
- Jean-Claude LatombeFrench-American roboticist
- Jeff S. ShammaAmerican control theorist
- Jobless recoveryEconomic phenomenon
- John CannyAustralian computer scientist
- John J. LeonardAmerican roboticist and professor
- John ReifAmerican academic
- Johns Hopkins BeastMobile automaton
- Joint Astronomy CentreThe Joint Astronomy Centre (JAC) was a management organisation based in Hilo, Hawaii, whic
- Joint Probabilistic Data Association FilterThe joint probabilistic data-association filter (JPDAF) is a statistical approach to the p
- Joseph EngelbergerAmerican pioneer in robotics
- Junction tree algorithmMachine learning algorithm
- Justin (robot)Humanoid robot
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- K-medoidsClustering algorithm minimizing the sum of distances to k representatives
- K-nearest neighbors algorithmNon-parametric classification method
- Kadir–Brady saliency detectorThe Kadir–Brady saliency detector extracts features of objects in images that are distinct
- Kalman filterAlgorithm that estimates unknowns from a series of measurements over time
- Karl SteinbuchGerman computer pioneer
- Katia SycaraGreek-American computer scientist
- Kernel methodClass of algorithms for pattern analysis
- Kernel perceptronIn machine learning, the kernel perceptron is a variant of the popular perceptron learning
- Kernel principal component analysisMultivariate statistical technique
- Kevin WarwickBritish engineer and robotics researcher
- Kinodynamic planningClass of problems
- Kismet (robot)Robot head built by Cynthia Breazeal
- Knowledge extractionCreation of knowledge from structured and unstructured sources
- Kristinn R. ThórissonKristinn R. Thórisson (Þórisson) is an Icelandic artificial intelligence researcher, found
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- LabelMeImage dataset
- Laboratory automationProcess improvement strategy for routine procedures
- Laboratory roboticsUsing robots in biology or chemistry labs
- Laws of roboticsRobotics
- Layered hidden Markov modelMultilevel, non-directly observable 'probability engine'
- Lazy learningType of machine learning method
- LeabraLeabra stands for local, error-driven and associative, biologically realistic algorithm. I
- Learning automatonMachine learning algorithm
- Learning classifier systemParadigm of rule-based machine learning methods
- Learning vector quantizationIn computer science, learning vector quantization (LVQ) is a prototype-based supervised cl
- Legged robotType of mobile robot
- Legged Squad Support SystemDARPA project for a legged robot
- Lego MindstormsHardware and software platform by Lego
- Lego Mindstorms NXTProgrammable robotics kit
- Leo BreimanAmerican statistician
- Leslie P. KaelblingAmerican roboticist
- Lethal autonomous weaponAutonomous military technology system
- Liar! (short story)Science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov
- Lifelong Planning A*LPA* or Lifelong Planning A* is an incremental heuristic search algorithm based on A*. It
- Lindbergh operation2001 French tele-surgical operation
- Line representations in roboticsConventions used in the robotics research field
- Linear classifierStatistical classification in machine learning
- Linear genetic programmingLinear genetic programming (LGP) is a particular method of genetic programming wherein com
- Little Lost RobotShort science fiction story by American writer Isaac Asimov
- Local outlier factorAlgorithm for anomaly detection
- Locality-sensitive hashingAlgorithmic technique using hashing
- Lockheed Martin Sea Ghost2013–18 unmanned combat aircraft proposal
- Logo Motion2011 FIRST Robotics Competition game
- Loitering munitionType of guided unmanned aerial vehicle
- Long short-term memoryRecurrent neural network architecture
- Lotus effectThe lotus effect refers to self-cleaning properties that are a result of ultrahydrophobici
- Lucas–Kanade methodComputer vision technique for optical flow estimation
- Lunar Lander ChallengeCompetition funded by NASA's Centennial Challenges program
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- Machine Intelligence Research InstituteNonprofit AI safety organization
- Machine visionTechnology and methods used to provide imaging-based automatic inspection and analysis
- MadurodamMadurodam (Dutch pronunciation: ) is a miniature park and tourist attraction in the Scheve
- Magnus EgerstedtSwedish-American roboticist
- Maillardet's automatonAutomaton at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, US
- MakerBotAmerican manufacturer of 3D printers
- Management cyberneticsApplication of cybernetics to management and organizations
- Manipulator (device)In robotics, a manipulator is a device used to manipulate materials without direct physica
- ManumationHardware control systems
- Marc RaibertChairman of Boston Dynamics
- Mark Brooks (comics)Mark Brooks is an American comic book artist. For his cover art, he was awarded the Inkpot
- Mark GassonBritish research scientist
- Mark PaulineMark Pauline (born December 14, 1953) is an American performance artist, new media artist,
- Mark TildenCanadian roboticist
- Markov blanketSubset of variables that contains all the useful information
- Martin CaidinMartin Caidin (September 14, 1927 – March 24, 1997) was an American author, screenwriter,
- Match movingIn visual effects, match moving is a technique that allows the insertion of 2D elements, o
- Matthew T. MasonAmerican roboticist
- Maurice HurleyMaurice Hurley (August 16, 1939 – February 24, 2015) was an American screenwriter and prod
- Maximally stable extremal regionsBlob detection technique
- Medical cyberneticsBranch of cybernetics applying systems theory in medicine
- Meta PlatformsAmerican multinational technology conglomerate
- MicroboticsBranch of robotics
- Micromechanical Flying InsectMiniature flying object
- Middleware for Robotic ApplicationsMiddleware for Robotic Applications (MIRA) is a cross-platform, open-source software frame
- Military robotRobotic devices designed for military applications
- Milner AwardThe Royal Society Milner Award, formally the Royal Society Milner Award and Lecture, is aw
- MindarBuddhist android preacher
- Ming C. LinMing C. Lin is an American computer scientist and a Barry Mersky and Capital One Endowed P
- Minimum mean square errorIn statistics and signal processing, a minimum mean square error (MMSE) estimator is an es
- Mix automationMethod to automate the process of post-production mixing of music recording
- Mobile manipulatorRobot system
- Mobile robotRobot capable of locomotion
- Mobile Servicing SystemRobotic system on board the International Space Station
- Molecular assemblerA molecular assembler, as defined by K. Eric Drexler, is a "proposed device able to guide
- Molecular logic gateMolecule that performs a logical operation
- Molecular nanotechnologyTechnology
- Monte Carlo localizationRobotics algorithm
- Motion planningComputational problem
- Multi-licensingMulti-licensing is the practice of distributing software under two or more different sets
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- Naive Bayes classifierProbabilistic classification algorithm
- NanometrologyNanometrology is a subfield of metrology, concerned with the science of measurement at the
- NanoroboticsEmerging technology field
- Navigation functionNavigation function usually refers to a function of position, velocity, acceleration and t
- NavlabAutonomous car program developed by Carnegie Mellon
- Nearest neighbor searchOptimization problem in computer science
- Neighborhood operationIn computer vision and image processing a neighborhood operation is a commonly used class
- Neural tangent kernelIn the study of artificial neural networks (ANNs), the neural tangent kernel (NTK) is a ke
- Neuroevolution of augmenting topologiesGenetic algorithm for making artificial neural networks
- NiederkasselNiederkassel (Ripuarian: Neddekaaßel) is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine
- Non-negative matrix factorizationAlgorithms for matrix decomposition
- Nonlinear controlNonlinear control theory is the area of control theory which deals with systems that are n
- Nonlinear dimensionality reductionProjection of data onto lower-dimensional manifolds
- Northrop Grumman X-47A PegasusDemonstration vehicle in the US Navy
- Nv networkA Nv network is a term used in BEAM robotics referring to the small electrical neural netw
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- Object categorization from image searchIn computer vision, object categorization from image search is the problem of training a c
- ObstacleObject that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress
- Obstacle avoidanceCapability in robotics
- Occupancy grid mappingFamily of computer algorithms
- Odyssey MoonGoogle Lunar X Prize team
- Olivier FaugerasOlivier Dominique Faugeras (born 1949) is a French computer scientist and director of rese
- Omnidirectional cameraCamera that can see in all directions
- Open-source roboticsOpen-source branch of robotics
- Opening (morphology)Dilation of the erosion of a set A by a structuring element B
- Operational design domainOperating context for an autonomous vehicle
- Optical flowPattern of motion in a visual scene due to relative motion of the observer
- Orbiter Boom Sensor SystemThe Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) was a 50-foot (15.24 m) boom carried on board NASA's
- Otsu's methodIn computer vision and image processing
- OTV-1Unmanned spaceflight mission; first flight of the Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 1
- OTV-2First flight of the second Boeing X-37B
- OTV-3Second flight of the first Boeing X-37B
- Out-of-the-loop performance problemThe out-of-the-loop performance problem (OOL or OOTL) arises when an operator suffers from
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- Paint robotIndustrial robot used in automotive paint applications
- Parallel manipulatorType of mechanical system
- Passive dynamicsBehavior of a system not drawing power
- PerceptronAlgorithm for supervised learning of binary classifiers
- Personal robotRobot designed to be useful for individuals
- Perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydridePerylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (PTCDA) is an organic dye molecule and an organic semi
- Peter E. HartPeter E. Hart (born 1941) is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur. He was chair
- Pfaffian constraintIn dynamics, a Pfaffian constraint is a way to describe a dynamical system in the form:
- Pharmacy automationMechanical handling of medications
- Phi coefficientStatistical measure of association for two binary variables
- Photographic mosaicMosaic composed of smaller photographs
- Pick-and-place machineRobotic machine
- Player ProjectRobot interface specification and software system
- Pop music automationField of study among musicians and computer scientists
- Precise Point PositioningGPS data processing technique
- Predictive learningMachine learning technique
- Prewitt operatorDiscrete differentiation operator used in image processing
- Principal curvature-based region detectorThe principal curvature-based region detector, also called PCBR is a feature detector used
- Probabilistic roadmapProbabilistic motion planning algorithm
- Productive nanosystemsIn 2007, productive nanosystems were defined as functional nanoscale systems that make ato
- Programmable matterMatter which can change its physical properties in a programmable fashion
- Progress (spacecraft)Russian expendable freighter spacecraft
- Proportional controlProportional control, in engineering and process control, is a type of linear feedback con
- Pyramid (image processing)Type of multi-scale signal representation
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- R.U.R.1920 play by Karel Čapek
- R2-D2Robot character from Star Wars
- RadebergRadeberg is a small town in the district of Bautzen, Saxony, Germany. It is located approx
- Radio controlUse of radio signals to remotely control a device, vehicle or drone
- Radon transformIn mathematics, the Radon transform is the integral transform which takes a function f def
- Rebound RumbleRebound Rumble is the 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition game. It is styled similarly to bask
- Red WhittakerAmerican roboticist
- Regulation of self-driving carsLegislation and standards for self-driving cars and related technologies
- Rehabilitation roboticsRehabilitation robotics is a field of research dedicated to understanding and augmenting r
- Remote manipulatorDevice for controlling a hand-like mechanism
- Remote-control vehicleType of vehicle
- REMUS (vehicle)Autonomous underwater vehicle series
- ReplicantFictional bioengineered android from ''Blade Runner''
- Rescue Robot LeagueThe RoboCup Rescue Robot League is an international competition for urban search and rescu
- Reza Olfati-SaberIranian roboticist
- Ridge detectionFunction in image processing
- Ridge regressionRegularization technique for ill-posed problems
- Roberts crossThe Roberts cross operator is used in image processing and computer vision for edge detect
- Robinson compass maskIn image processing, a Robinson compass mask is a type of compass mask used for edge detec
- Robo OneRobot competition category
- RoboBeeTiny robot capable of flight
- RoboCupAnnual robotics competition
- RoboCup JuniorRoboCup Junior (RCJ), sometimes stylised RobocupJunior, is a division of RoboCup, a not-fo
- RoboexoticaAnnual festival in Austria
- RobonautHumanoid robot
- Robot calibrationProcess used to improve the accuracy of robots
- Robot competitionCompetition between robot designers
- Robot controlMechanical and/or programmable systems responsible for the precise movement of robots
- Robot end effectorDevice at the end of a robot arm
- Robot ethicsEthical problems related to robots
- Robot learningMachine learning for robots
- Robot locomotionVarious methods robots use to transport themselves
- Robot navigationRobot's ability to navigate
- Robot ScientistLaboratory robot
- Robot Wars (TV series)Robot combat competition
- Robotic lawn mowerType of autonomous robot
- Robotic mappingDiscipline related to computer vision and cartography
- Robotic sensingSubarea of robotics
- Robotic surgerySurgical procedure
- Robotic vacuum cleanerAutonomous vacuum floor cleaning system
- Robotics middlewareMiddleware used in complex robot control software systems
- Robotics simulatorSimulator to create applications for physical robots
- Robotics suiteA robotics suite is a visual environment for robot control and simulation. They are typica
- Robots in literatureArtificial humans and autonomous artificial servants have a long history in human culture,
- Ronald C. ArkinAmerican roboticist and roboethicist
- RoombaSeries of autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners sold by iRobot
- Rotary encoderElectromechanical device
- RotolactorMachine for milking cows
- RuBot IIRubik's Cube solving robot
- Ryszard S. MichalskiRyszard Stanisław Michalski (May 7, 1937 – September 20, 2007) was a Polish-American compu
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- Sandra BlakesleeSandra Blakeslee (born 1943) is an American science correspondent of over four decades for
- Scale spaceFramework for multi-scale signal representation
- Scale space implementationIn the areas of computer vision, image analysis and signal processing, the notion of scale
- Scale-invariant feature transformFeature detection algorithm in computer vision
- Scale-space axiomsIn image processing and computer vision, a scale space framework can be used to represent
- SCARAType of industrial robotic arm
- Second-order cyberneticsApplication of cybernetics to itself
- Self-assembled monolayerOrganised layer of amphiphilic molecules
- Self-organizing mapMachine learning technique useful for dimensionality reduction
- Self-reconfiguring modular robotRobot that can rearrange its own parts
- Self-replicating machineDevice able to make copies of itself
- Sensor fusionCombining of sensor data from disparate sources
- Sentry (AUV)Autonomous underwater vehicle
- Sentry gunWeapon that automatically aims and fires at targets
- Serial manipulatorIndustrial robot
- Service robotRobot that assists humans
- ServomotorType of motor
- Sex robotAnthropomorphic robot sex doll
- Shadow HandRobot hand system
- Shahed 171 SimorghThe Shahed 171 Simorgh (sometimes S-171 and called IRN-170 by the US government) is an Ira
- Shakey the robotGeneral-purpose mobile robot
- Shankar SastryIndian academic
- Shape contextShape context is a feature descriptor used in object recognition. Serge Belongie and Jiten
- Silhouette (clustering)Quality measure in cluster analysis
- Simultaneous localization and mappingComputational navigational technique used by robots and autonomous vehicles
- Six degrees of freedomTypes of movement possible for a rigid body in three-dimensional space
- SmartdustSystem of microelectromechanical devices
- SnakebotSnake-like robot
- Sobel operatorImage edge detection algorithm
- Social robotA social robot is a type of service robot built to interact with humans in social contexts
- Soft roboticsSubfield of robotics
- Space competitionA space competition is an inducement prize contest offering a prize to be given to the fir
- Space probeUnmanned robotic spacecraft
- SpaceXAIAmerican artificial intelligence subsidiary of SpaceX
- Spatial cognitionAcquisition, organization, and use of knowledge about spatial environments
- Speech-generating deviceAugmenting speech device
- Speeded up robust featuresRobust local feature detector
- SPHERESFree-flying robotic system
- Stanley (vehicle)Autonomous car
- Stefanie JegelkaStefanie Sabrina Jegelka is a German computer scientist whose research in machine learning
- StereoscopyTechnique for creating or enhancing the impression of depth in an image
- Steven M. LaValleAmerican computer scientist
- Stop-timeIn tap dancing, jazz, and blues, stop-time is an accompaniment pattern interrupting, or st
- Stopping timeTime at which a random variable stops exhibiting a behavior of interest
- Structure from motionMethod of 3D reconstruction from moving objects
- Structure from motion (psychophysics)In visual perception, structure from motion (SFM) refers to how humans (and other living c
- Structure mapping engineIn artificial intelligence and cognitive science, the structure mapping engine (SME) is an
- Structure tensorTensor related to gradients
- Structured-light 3D scannerSensor that can create 3D scans using visible light
- Subsumption architecture1980s and 1990s reactive robotic architecture
- Survival Research LaboratoriesMachine performance art group
- Swarm robotic platformsSwarm robotic platforms apply swarm robotics in multi-robot collaboration. They take inspi
- Symbolic convergence theorySymbolic convergence theory (SCT) is a communication theory developed by Ernest Bormann pr
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- Team FREDNETCompetitor in the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition
- Technological unemploymentUnemployment caused by technological change
- Technology demonstrationShowcasing an idea for new technology
- TeleoperationOperation of a system or machine at a distance
- TeleroboticsControlling robots from a distance
- Terminator (franchise)Science fiction action media franchise
- Terrestrial Planet FinderThe Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF) was a proposed project by NASA to construct a system o
- Teuvo KohonenTeuvo Kalevi Kohonen (11 July 1934 – 13 December 2021) was a Finnish computer scientist. H
- The Advanced Visualizer3D graphics software package
- The Mighty AvengersThe Mighty Avengers is a comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics. Originally
- The Rest of the RobotsThe Rest of the Robots is a collection of eight short stories and two full-length novels b
- The Three Laws of Robotics in popular cultureReferences to Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics have appeared in a wide variety of cir
- Thomas M. CoverThomas M. Cover [ˈkoʊvər] (August 7, 1938 – March 26, 2012) was an American information th
- Three Laws of RoboticsFictional set of rules by Isaac Asimov
- Thresholding (image processing)In digital image processing, thresholding is the simplest method of segmenting images. Fro
- TOPIOBipedal humanoid robot
- Topological skeletonOne-dimensional approximation to a shape
- TOSYRobot and smart toy manufacturer
- Two-point tensorTwo-point tensors, or double vectors, are tensor-like quantities which transform as Euclid
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- Ultrasonic transducerUltrasonic transducers and ultrasonic sensors are devices that generate or sense ultrasoun
- Uncanny valleyHypothesis that human replicas elicit revulsion
- Underwater gliderType of autonomous underwater vehicle
- UnimateWorld's first industrial robot, first produced in 1961
- University Rover ChallengeThe University Rover Challenge (URC) by the Mars Society is a robotics competition for uni
- Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike2013–2016 United States Navy development program
- Unmanned combat aerial vehicleUnmanned aerial vehicle that is usually armed
- Unmanned ground vehicleType of vehicle
- Unmanned surface vehicleVehicle that operates on the surface of the water without a crew
- Unmanned underwater vehicleSubmersible vehicles that can operate underwater without a human occupant
- Unorganized machineAn unorganized machine is a concept mentioned in a 1948 report by Alan Turing titled "Inte
- Utility fogConcept of a swarm of tiny robots
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- Valentino BraitenbergValentino Braitenberg (or Valentin von Braitenberg; 18 June 1926 – 9 September 2011) was a
- Vanishing pointArtistic concept relating to perspective
- Vector Field HistogramIn robotics, Vector Field Histogram (VFH) is a real time motion planning algorithm propose
- Vector quantizationVector quantization (VQ) is a classical quantization technique from signal processing that
- Virtual fixtureOverlay of augmented sensory information upon a user's perception of a real environment
- Visibility graphGraph of intervisible locations in computational geometry
- Visual inspectionCommon method of quality control, data acquisition, and data analysis
- Visual odometryDetermining the position and orientation of a robot by analyzing associated camera images
- VxWorksReal-time operating system