MIT AI Lab · Research · 1989
Rodney Brooks’ six-legged insect robot that changed robotics philosophy: no world model, no central planner — just layered "subsumption architecture" behaviors that let a 1 kg machine scramble over rough terrain. Its DNA lives on in every behavior-based robot since.
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Research |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 1989 |
| Weight | 1 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | 12 |
| Actuator type | 12 servo motors |
| Use cases | Behavior-based robotics research |
| Made in | USA |




