tech
February 6, 2026
Miomira Vukobratovića Japan slavi kao „oca robotike“, kod nas gotovo zaboravljen
Pišem ovaj tekst podstaknut tekstom objavljenim u „Danasu“ o sudbini fabrike „Lola“ i planovima za proizvodnju kineskih robota u Srbiji.
TL;DR
- Serbia was a world pioneer in robotics, not just a regional leader.
- The "Mihajlo Pupin" Institute was central to this development, creating the "Belgrade School of Robotics."
- Serbia developed the first digital computers in Europe (CER series) in 1960.
- Professor Miomir Vukobratović's ZMP theory is fundamental to the stability of modern humanoid robots, including Honda's ASIMO.
- The first active exoskeleton for paraplegics was developed in "Pupin" in 1974.
- Professor Rajko Tomović created the world's first five-fingered prosthetic hand with a sense of touch in 1963.
- The Institute also developed systems for military and industrial automation that were exported globally.
- Serbia's current approach of relying on foreign investors for assembly work signifies a "quiet cultural and scientific forgetting" of its own genius.
- The country is paradoxically importing products based on Serbian research from decades ago, rather than supporting domestic institutes as global development centers.