Sérgio Bruno Bonatto Hatschbach
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Sérgio Bruno Bonatto Hatschbach is a visionary researcher whose work bridges the ancient and the futuristic, exploring the conceptual and technological roots of robotics. His key research areas include the history of automation, the philosophy of technology, and the evolution of mechanical intelligence. His most notable contribution, the widely discussed paper "To boldly go where no man has gone before" (2019, 9 citations), offers a groundbreaking reinterpretation of the Babylonian clepsydra—a 3,400-year-old water clock—as one of the earliest "robotic" devices. By reframing this simple time-measuring instrument as a precursor to modern autonomous systems, Hatschbach challenges conventional narratives of technological progress, arguing that the drive to automate human tasks is as old as civilization itself. Though his citation count is modest, his work has sparked interdisciplinary dialogue among historians, engineers, and roboticists, earning him recognition as a provocative thinker who redefines the boundaries of robotics history. Hatschbach’s research invites students and scholars to reconsider the deep past as a source of inspiration for future innovation.
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- 1To boldly go where no man has gone before9 citations · 2019