Raymond Goertz

Raymond C. Goertz
Born Raymond C. Goertz
(1915-03-12)March 12, 1915
Clearwater, Kansas
Died June 4, 1970(1970-06-04) (aged 47)
Downers Grove, Illinois,
Nationality American
Institutions Argonne National Laboratory
Known for teleoperators

Raymond C. Goertz was an early pioneer in the field of robotics, specifically remote-controlled robots (see telepresence). In 1949, while working for the Atomic Energy Commission at Argonne National Laboratory, he filed a patent for an early master-slave manipulator (U.S. Patent 2,632,574) in order to handle radioactive material.[1] [2][3][4]

In 1985 the American Nuclear Society established the 'Ray Goertz Award' to recognize and honor members who have made outstanding contributions to the field of remote technology.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_12/b3724010.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.used-robots.com/history2.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.thocp.net/reference/robotics/robotics2.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.barc.gov.in/publications/nl/2006/200606-1.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.ans.org/honors/va-goertz


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