Raymond Goertz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Raymond Goertz

American roboticist

Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1915

Place of Birth: Clearwater, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 04-Jun-1970

Profession: engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Raymond C.
Goertz (March 12, 1915 - June 4, 1970) was an American mechanical engineer and 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, Goertz filed a patent for an early master-slave manipulator (U.S.
Patent 2,632,574) in order to handle radioactive material.
Goertz recognized the value of electrically coupling manipulators and laid the foundations of modern tele-robotics and bilateral force-reflecting positional servos.Goertz also performed early research on the degrees of freedom necessary for smooth motion by remote manipulation and developed one of the first head-mounted displays as a prototype for virtual reality.
Nautical terms such as pitch, yaw, and roll were incorporated into the lexicon of robotics by Goertz.Today, the purpose of teleoperation has expanded beyond the scope of nuclear safety and now includes uses such as reaching remote environments in space or in surgical operations, among other uses.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.