Evolution of Robots

Unimate

1961

First industrial robot. Transported die casting. Handling of parts weighing up to 500 lbs. The simplest controllers available in the industry today.

Wabot |

1972

First humanoid robot. Can walk with low limbs. Transport objects with hands. Can measure distances using vision. Has a conversation system. World’s first android.

SCARA (Selective Compliance Assembly/Articuted Robot Arm)

1981

Superior High Speed Performance. High Rigidity and High Accuracy. Compact Design. Full Array of Options. Advanced Functions.

Wabot ||

1984

Read and play music. In built arm motors. Can hold a successful conversation .

1986-1993 Honda e-series

1986

Can crawl on 4 legs. Is a humanoid robot. Weighs 85 kgs. 1.68 m tall.

AIBO(Artificial Intelligence Bot)

1998

Simultaneous location and mapping. Front-facing camera. Operate inside and outside of the home, and back up its personality.

Robonaut | (NASA)

2000

Robonaut 1 has a head, torso, arms and hands like a person. Cameras in the head provide vision. Robonaut 1 can perform tasks designed to be done by human hands. Hands and fingers move like a person's.

Robonaut 2

2010

Newly developed climbing legs. Designed to give the robot mobility in zero gravity. Humanoid robot in space. Can be controlled from Earth to space.

RoboSoccer

2010

Multi-Agent robots planning and coordination. Pattern Recognition and real time control. Sensing Technology. Vision Systems (both global and local cameras). In the robots, there is a motion system which can accelerate and decelerate the robot to the desire speed and distance by creating force.

Sophia

2016

Uses artificial intelligence.
Visual data processing.
Facial recognition.
Imitates human gestures.
Facial expressions.
Able to answer certain questions.
Make simple conversations on predefined topics like on the weather.