Skip to main content
  • Main menu
Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
  • Home
  • Tags
  • Robotics

Robotics

Filter By
  • All
  • Text
  • Audio
Found 16 Stories
DO Try This at Home!

Create a Robotic Garden

Try your hand at inventing a robotic garden!

Norman Winarsky
Beyond Words

Podcast: Norman Winarsky Taps into Silicon Valley’s Culture of Innovation

At SRI International, Winarsky builds on the ground-breaking work of Douglas Engelbart, using computers to augment human ability.

Anthony Levandowski
Beyond Words

Podcast: Anthony Levandowski Competes by Inventing

Inventing for competitions is Anthony Levandowski's grand challenge

Stan Winston sitting in a director's chair
Beyond Words

Podcast: Stan Winston Makes Robots Smart, Part 2 (of 2)

Stan Winston, a groundbreaking special effects artist, talks about his project with the MIT Media Lab to create robots with artificial intelligence.

Stan Winston sitting in a director's chair
Beyond Words

Podcast: Stan Winston Makes Movie Magic, Part 1 (of 2)

Stan Winston, a groundbreaking special effects artist, talks about his work on some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters.

Tom Newby manipulating miniature figures on a movie set
Beyond Words

Podcast: Tom Newby Makes the Muppets Move

Tom Newby explains how he brought Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and countless other Muppets to life with his innovations in animatronics.

Beyond Words

Podcast: James McLurkin Explores Robot Communities

In an early Lemelson Center program, a young MIT researcher, James McLurkin, explains how his robots work like a group of ants.

Inventor Akhil Madhani
Invention Stories

Innovative Lives: The Heart of the Falcon: Akhil Madhani

MIT graduate Akhil Madhani developed the Silver Falcon, a robotic arm for doing heart surgery.

Inventor James McLurkin
Invention Stories

Innovative Lives: Question Everything and Never Give Up: The Story of Inventor James McLurkin

What turns geeks, dorks, and dweebs—fanatics of the attic and garage—into the movers and shakers of the world?

Logo for the Modern Inventors Documentation database, showing a stylized head with words like creativity and innovation written on different parts of the brain
Archives

Joseph Buchtel Papers, 1851-1864

Inventor Name Buchtel, Joseph Repository Oregon Historical Society1200 SW Park AvePortland, OR 97205-2843503-222-1741http://www.ohs.org/collections/index.cfm

Logo for the Modern Inventors Documentation database, showing a stylized head with words like creativity and innovation written on different parts of the brain
Archives

Barringer Family Papers, ca. 1812-1966

Inventor Name Barringer, Paul B.

MIND database logo for Smithsonian-held archival materials
Archives

Ludlow Valve Manufacturing Company Records, ca. 1888-1950

Inventor Name Ludlow Valve Manufacturing Company Repository National Museum of American HistorySmithsonianDivision of History of TechnologyMRC 62912th Street & Constitution Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20560202-357-3188

MIND database logo for non-Smithsonian archival materials
Archives

Lillian Lidman Greneker Papers, n.d.

Inventor Name Greneker, Lillian Lidman

MIND database logo for non-Smithsonian archival materials
Archives

William P. Wiemann Papers, 1891-1931

Inventor Name Wiemann, William P. Repository Historical Society of Western PennsylvaniaLibrary and Archives Division1212 Smallman StreetPittsburgh, PA 15222412 454-6364http://www.pghhistory.org

MIND database logo for non-Smithsonian archival materials
Archives

Winn Family Papers, 1780-1925

Inventor Name Winn, Philip James Repository Duke UniversityRare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections LibraryDurham, NC 27708-0185919-660-5822http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/

Logo for the Modern Inventors Documentation database, showing a stylized head with words like creativity and innovation written on different parts of the brain
Archives

Charles Adler, Jr. Collection, ca. 1920-1980

Inventor Name Adler, Charles

VIEW 2304 Matching Results

Found 2304 Stories

  • Agriculture and horticulture (Relevance: 5.1215277777778%)
  • Air and space (Relevance: 7.2482638888889%)
  • Chemistry (Relevance: 3.125%)
  • Food and drink (Relevance: 2.9079861111111%)
  • Industry and manufacturing (Relevance: 7.4652777777778%)
  • Maritime (Relevance: 3.125%)
  • Medicine, health, and life sciences (Relevance: 4.4270833333333%)
  • Military technology (Relevance: 3.5590277777778%)
  • Mining and drilling (Relevance: 3.90625%)
  • Patents and trademarks (Relevance: 12.022569444444%)
  • Photography, film, television, and video (Relevance: 3.2986111111111%)
  • Power generation, motors, and engines (Relevance: 3.6892361111111%)
  • Research and development (Relevance: 3.0381944444444%)
  • Telegraph, telephone, and telecommunications (Relevance: 3.4288194444444%)
  • Textiles and clothing (Relevance: 2.9079861111111%)
  • Transportation (Relevance: 6.2065972222222%)
❯
Go to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History website

About Menu

▼
Open menu
▲
Close menu
  • Explore
    • Invention Stories
    • Places of Invention
    • Blog
    • Beyond Words
  • Study
    • Research Opportunities
    • Archives
    • Lemelson Center Books
    • Lemelson Center Research
    • Symposia & Conferences
  • Try
    • Spark!Lab
    • Spark!Lab Network
    • DO Try This at Home!
    • Encouraging Innovative Thinking
  • About
    • Events
    • Exhibitions
    • News
    • Who We Are
    • FAQ
    • Donate
  • Multimedia
  • Tags
  • Surprise Me
  • Search
  • Open Drawer
Copyright 2020, Smithsonian Institution, All Rights Reserved
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
Twitter Facebook Tumblr Email Print