2005

The Year of the Field Test: This year proved that AI could leave the lab. Stanley’s desert win and ASIMO’s run showed that algorithms were… Read More »2005 Legacy: 2005

After the previous year’s total failure by all teams, „Stanley”—an autonomous SUV built by the Stanford Racing Team (led by Sebastian Thrun)—completes a 132-mile Mojave… Read More »2005 Vault: Stanley Wins the DARPA Grand Challenge

Sony, IBM, and Toshiba unveil the Cell processor. Its unique architecture, designed for parallel processing, becomes an early testing ground for scientists attempting to simulate… Read More »2005 File: The Cell Processor Debut (PS3)

Google launches its mapping service. Using advanced pathfinding algorithms and satellite imagery processing, it revolutionizes how AI systems interpret the physical space of our planet.… Read More »2005 Legacy: Google Maps Revolutionizes Navigation

The first prototype of the quadruped robot BigDog is revealed. The machine demonstrates an uncanny, almost biological ability to maintain balance on ice and rubble… Read More »2005 Legacy: Boston Dynamics’ BigDog

The release of ConceptNet 2.0—a massive semantic network—helps computers understand „common sense” (e.g., that a „knife is used for cutting”). This is a key step… Read More »2005 Vault: ConceptNet 2.0 Released

Pandora launches its service based on the Music Genome Project. Algorithms analyze 400 musical attributes for every song, creating the most advanced personalization system of… Read More »2005 Archive: Pandora’s Music Genome Project

The mass use of „tags” on sites like Delicious and Flickr provides AI researchers with millions of keywords linked to images and pages, radically improving… Read More »2005 Archive: The Explosion of Folksonomy (Tagging)