RB5X

The RB5X is a personal robot manufactured by RB Robot Corporation of Golden, Colorado.{{r|byte198401}}

A cylinder-shaped robot with an optional arm, and a transparent, dome-shaped top, RB5X has an RS-232 communications interface and is programmable in TinyBASIC{{cite web|url=http://www.atarimagazines.com/v3n12/Robot_Update.html|title=Robot Update- Latest robot-Atari interface news|first=Michael|last=Ciraolo|website=www.atarimagazines.com}} or Savvy.{{cite news | url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1984-01/BYTE-1984-01#page/n123/mode/2up | title=A General-Purpose Robot Control Language | work=BYTE | date=January 1984 | access-date=20 January 2015 |author1=Prendergast, Dan |author2=Slade, Bill |author3=Winkless, Nelson | pages=122}} It was first released circa 1983. Its inputs include eight bumper panels, a photodiode and a sonic transducer. The robot learns from experience.{{cite web|url=http://www.theoldrobots.com/rb5x.html|title=RB5X Robot - The Old Robot's Web Site|website=www.theoldrobots.com}}

The RB5X was an early commercial implementation of the concept of autonomous mobile robotics (AMR)  proposed and demonstrated by author/inventor, David L. Heiserman{{Cite book|title=Build Your Own Working Robot|last=Heiserman|first=David|publisher=TAB Books|year=1976|isbn=0830668411}}{{Cite book|title=How to Build Your Own Self-Programming Robot|last=Heiserman|first=David L|publisher=TAB Books|year=1979|isbn=0830612416}}{{Cite book|title=Robot Intelligence with Experiments|last=Heiserman|first=David L|publisher=TAB Books|year=1981|isbn=0830696857|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/robotintelligenc0000heis}} in 1976.