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The first digitally operated and programmable robot, was invented by George Devol
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The Rancho Arm was developed as a robotic arm to help handicapped patients
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In the late-1960s the Vietnam War became the testing ground for automated command technology and sensor networks
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The development of humanoid robots was advanced considerably by Japanese robotics scientists
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Michael J. Freeman created Leachim, a robot teacher who was programmed with the class curricular
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The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University was founded by Raj Reddy
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Takeo Kanade created the first "direct-drive arm"
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Honda began its humanoid research and development program to create robots capable of interacting successfully with humans
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Honda's P2 humanoid robot was first shown in 1996
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engineers at the University of Pennsylvania created millions of nanorobots in just a few weeks using technology borrowed from semiconductors
