History of Robotics

By bhall112
  • Oct 17, 1495

    First robot sketch

    Leonardo DaVinci created the first sketch for a humanoid robot. This robot was created to look like an armored knight and used to amuse royalty.

  • Term "Robot" created

    Karel Capek coined the word "robot". This was used to describe machines that tried to take over the world in his play "Rossums Universal Robots"

  • First robot toy created

    First robot toy created
    The first robot toy was created in Japan. This toy was called the Lilliput and was a wind-up toy.

  • Three Laws of Robotics

    Three Laws of Robotics
    Science ficiton writor Isaac Asimov created the Three Laws for Robotics in his short story "Liar!", These were later recompiled into I,Robot.

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    The Soviet Union launched "Sputnik", which was an artificial orbiting satellite. This marked the beginning of the space race.

  • Robots for fun.

    Robots for fun.
    Sony created AIBO, a robotic dog with the ability to learn, entertain and communicate with its owner. AIBO sold out in 20 minutes

  • Honda creates a walking robot

    Honda creates a walking robot
    Honda created ASIMO, which was the first robot that could walk independently with smooth movements and could climb the stairs

  • Self-replicating Robots

    Cornell University created self-replicating robots.

  • Robonaut

    Robonaut
    The final mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery delivers the first humanoid robot in space to the International Space Station.