Category: Autonomous Robots

W. Grey Walter’s Robotic Tortoises: Pioneers of Autonomous Robotics and Their Legacy in Modern AI

March 12, 2025

AI Pets, Autonomous Robots, Blog, History of AI, Throwback Thursday

Reading Time: 8 minutes – In the late 1940s, W. Grey Walter developed Elmer and Elsie, pioneering robots that emulated biological behaviors, influencing robotics, AI, and our understanding of neural processes and feedback mechanisms.