University labUnited StatesSince 1885
Georgia Institute of Technology
A public research university in Atlanta. Its Socially Intelligent Machines Lab, led by Andrea Thomaz, built the upper-body humanoid Simon to study how robots learn from people and take turns in conversation.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 11 humanoid
- First robot
- 2008One year so far
- Headquarters
- AtlantaGeorgia, United States
- Is it still sold?No longer soldEvery robot is retired or discontinued
- What is new?2015-01Volunteers build block models with Simon
Robots
1 robot model shown in public in 2008. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
Humanoids 1 humanoid
What is inside
Chips and parts suppliers named for Georgia Institute of Technology's robots by the maker or reputable press.
Parts suppliers
What is new
The latest stories about Georgia Institute of Technology's robots, newest first.
- Volunteers build block models with Simon Georgia Tech Socially Intelligent Machines Lab · Simon
- CBS shows Simon learning from people Georgia Tech Socially Intelligent Machines Lab · Simon
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Founded
- 1885
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Focus
- social robots that learn from human demonstration
- Funding
- Public university; $1.53 billion R&D spending (NSF, 2024); $3.51 billion endowment (2025).
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