| Age | 55 (age at death) |
| Birthday | 12 March, 1915 |
| Birthplace | Clearwater, Kansas |
| Died | 4 June, 1970 |
| 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.
