Chapter History

The Boston Chapter of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society was founded in 1985 as the first IEEE Robotics Chapter in the country by Robert E. Parkin. At the time it was called the IEEE Robotics Chapter (Boston Section).
The original Steering Committee included:
Bob Berkovits, Ralph Grabowski, John Kennearly, Bob Parkin, Peter Reilley, Jay Sage, and Gerrold Shapiro.