Rodney Allen Brooks (born 30 December 1954) is an Australian roboticist and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science who popularized the actionist approach to robotics. He was Panasonic Professor of Robotics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and former director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. He is a founder and former chief technical officer of iRobot, co-founder, chairman and chief technical officer of Rethink Robotics (formerly Heartland Robotics), and co-founder and chief technical officer of Robust.AI, founded in 2019.
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1. Rodney Brooks (Wikidata)
Wikidata alias: Rodney Allen Brooks
Rodney Allen Brooks
Wikidata P166: ACM Fellow
Wikidata P166 (award received): ACM Fellow.
Wikidata P166: AAAI Fellow
Wikidata P166 (award received): AAAI Fellow.
Wikidata P166: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Wikidata P166 (award received): Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Wikidata P166: Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Wikidata P166 (award received): Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Wikidata P166: Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
Wikidata P166 (award received): Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
Wikidata P166: IEEE Founders Medal
Wikidata P166 (award received): IEEE Founders Medal.
Wikidata P166: IJCAI Computers and Thought Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): IJCAI Computers and Thought Award.
Wikidata P166: Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science
Wikidata P166 (award received): Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science.
Wikidata alias: Rodney A. Brooks
Rodney A. Brooks
Wikidata alias: Rodney A Brooks
Rodney A Brooks
P569 (date of birth): year 1954
1954
P569 (date of birth): 1954-12-30
1954-12-30
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