1960's Technology Timeline

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  • UNIMATE

    UNIMATE
    First industrial robot obeying step-by-step command stacking hot pieces of die cast metal. Invented by Joe Engelberger and George Devol.

  • The Rancho Arm

    The Rancho Arm
    The Rancho Arm robot is a tool for the Handicapped. The arm has six joints to replicate the flexibility of a human arm. It was invented and acquired by Stanford University students.

  • The Orm

    The Orm
    The Orm was an air powered robotic arm. Inflating 28 rubber bladders to replicate movement of a human arm. Developed by Stanford University but soon abandoned because of inaccurate movements.

  • The Tentacle Arm

    The Tentacle Arm
    The tentacle arm robot, which moves like an octopus, has twelve joints designed to reach around obstacles. Powered by hydraulic fluids, it has enough force to life the weight of a person. Developed by Marvin Minsky.

  • Victor Sheinman's Stanford Arm

    Victor Sheinman's Stanford Arm
    The Stanford Arm robot made a breakthrough as the first successful electrically powered, computer-controlled robot arm. In future upgrades, it could assemble a Ford Model T water pump. It led to directly commercial production. The robot can be used for automobile assembly and other industrial tasks. Designed by Victor Sheinman.