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Press Coverage of the 2008 Induction Ceremony [ PDF ]

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Robot Hall of Fame® juror, visionary science fiction / science writer, and conceptualizer of satellite communication systems, died at the age of 90 on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at his home in Sri Lanka.

He will be missed.

[ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Obituary ]

In Spring 2009 The Robot Hall of Fame will have a permanent home at the Carnegie Science Center as part of their new roboworld robotics exhibit.

[ Carnegie Science Center Press Release ]



The Robot Hall of Fame® Induction Ceremony was held April 9th, 2008 at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA. The ceremony was emceed again by Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) of Starwars fame.

Inducted were Lt. Cmdr. Data, LEGO® MINDSTORMS®, the Raibert Hopper, and NavLab 5.

[ Carnegie Mellon University Press Release ]

The Robot Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is part of the RoboBusiness 2008 Conference, April 8th & 9th at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh.



2008 Robot Hall of Fame® Articles

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News of the Robot Hall of Fame is also available at http://www.cmu.edu, under the topic Robot Hall of Fame.

 

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