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Apr 1, 725
Mechanical Clock
A Buddhist monk created a mechanical clock that ran of water and had an escapement that made it tick
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May 11, 1200
The Automata
Al Jazari wrote the book, Automata. This book illustrates the art of technology and shows the comparison of their technology to western technology
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Jan 9, 1400
carillons
Automated carillons begin to appear in the Netherlands.
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Jan 9, 1495
The Armored Knight
Leonardo DaVinchi built a device that appears as an armored knight. It would move as if someone were really inside the armor. People often built these for royal amusement.
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Jan 9, 1533
the Iron fly
scholar Johann Müller, created the iron fly that ran of steam power.
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Jan 9, 1543
The Wooden Beetle
Englishman John Dee designed a wooden beetle that could actually fly
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Jan 9, 1580
Golem
Rabbi Loew of Prague is said to have invented the Golem, a clay man brought to life.
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automated loom
Joseph Jacquard builds an automated loom that is controlled with punched cards. Punch cards are later used as an input method for some of the 20th centuries earliest computers.
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Remote controlled boat
Nikola Tesla builds a remote controlled robot boat at Madison Square Garden in 1898.
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Elsie
Grey Walters creates a robot and dubbs it Elsie the Tortoise
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Three Laws
Asimov writes a story about robots, Runaround, which contains the "Three laws of robotics". these are the laws that robots must abide by.
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Unimate
The first industrial robot was online in a GM factory in New Jersey.
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Tentacle Arm
The octopus-like Tentacle arm was develpoed by Marvin Minsky.
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The Stanford Arm
The Stanford Arm was the first electrically powered, computer-controlled robot arm.
http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/ROV/history.html -
Shakey
Shakey was introduced as the first mobile robot controlled by artificial intellence. It was produced by SRI International.
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Alexandria
Hero of Alexandria created automatas for religious purposes. it opened the gates of hydraulid principles.
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Ever-1 Android
this human robot can move talk and even make facial expressions. Used to read to children.
http://weburbanist.com/2008/11/18/10-of-the-worlds-weirdest-craziest-and-most-useful-robots/ -
Bartenderbot
Robotic bartender hits the streets of Japan.
http://weburbanist.com/2008/11/18/10-of-the-worlds-weirdest-craziest-and-most-useful-robots/ -
Cockroach-Controlled Robot
the cochroach controlled robot is a robot driven by a cochroach
http://weburbanist.com/2008/11/18/10-of-the-worlds-weirdest-craziest-and-most-useful-robots/ -
Rat Brain-Powered Robot
the rat brain powered robot is used by a rat brain so that the robot can have power to properly run.
http://weburbanist.com/2008/11/18/10-of-the-worlds-weirdest-craziest-and-most-useful-robots/
