History of Robots

Mechanical Clock

Jan 9, 725

A Chinese engineer and a Buddhist monk built the first true mechanical clock. It was a water-driven device with an escapement that causes the clock to tick. http://www.thocp.net/reference/robotics/robotics.html

Ibn Sena Robot

Jan 9, 1000

Ibn Sina robot is the first Arabic-speaking humanoid robot that can make conversations with humans in Arabic. It helped many comunicate with the Arabs. http://inventorspotforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=4535

The Automata

Jan 9, 1200

Al-Jazari wrote the book Automata in the year 1200. This book is illustrated and shows the state of the art of technology in the middle ages. http://www.thocp.net/reference/robotics/robotics.html

Automated Carillons

Jan 9, 1400

Automated carillons begin to appear in the Netherlands. The instrument consists of at least 23 cast bronze, cup-shaped bells, which are played serially to play a melody, or sounded together to play a chord. http://www.thocp.net/reference/robotics/robotics.html

Armed Robot

Jan 9, 1495

Leonardo DaVinci created a mechanical device that looked like a knight that moved as if there was a real person in there. He created this to entertain royalty. http://robotics.megagiant.com/history.html

The First real Android

Jan 9, 1525

The first real android in human form was built by Hans Bullmann. Some androids could simulate people to play musical instruments to the delight of paying customers. http://www.thocp.net/reference/robotics/robotics.html

Iron Fly

Jan 9, 1533

Johann Muller created an iron fly. It is said that this can take flight with steam pressure. http://www.thocp.net/reference/robotics/robotics.html

Writing Automata

Jan 11, 1753

The first writing automata in the western world was developed by Knaus in 1753 http://www.thocp.net/reference/robotics/robotics.html

Textile Mechines

Jan 9, 1801

Joseph Jacquard invented a textile machine called a programmable loom operated by punch cards. http://www.used-robots.com/robot-education.php?page=robot+timeline

Motorized crane

Jan 9, 1892

Seward Babbitt created a motorized crane with gripper to remove ingots from a furnace. http://www.used-robots.com/robot-education.php?page=robot+timeline

Programmable robot arm

Jan 11, 1948

George Devol and Joe Engleberger invent the first programmable robot arm and coined the phrase Universal Automation for the first time. http://inventors.about.com/od/roboticsrobots/a/RoboTimeline.htm

Artificial Robotic Arm

Jan 11, 1963

The first artificial robotic arm to be controlled by a computer was designed in 1963. The Rancho Arm was designed for the handicapped and it has six joints for flexibility of a human arm. http://inventors.about.com/od/roboticsrobots/a/RoboTimeline.htm

Dendral

Jan 11, 1965

Dendral was the first expert system or program designed to execute the accumulated knowledge of subject experts. http://inventors.about.com/od/roboticsrobots/a/RoboTimeline.htm

Shakey

Jan 11, 1970

Shakey was introduced as the first mobile robot controlled by artificial intellence. It was produced by SRI International. http://inventors.about.com/od/roboticsrobots/a/RoboTimeline.htm

The Siver Arm

Jan 11, 1974

A robotic arm ( the Silver Arm) that performed small-parts assembly using feedback from touch and pressure sensors was designed. The arm´s fine movements corresponded to those of human fingers. http://inventors.about.com/od/roboticsrobots/a/RoboTimeline.htm

iPod

Oct 23, 2001

Apple Computers publicly announced their portable music digital player the iPod, created under project codename Dulcimer. The iPod let people to listen to music. http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/ModernInvention.htm

Infrared Fever Screening System

Jan 11, 2003

Infrared Fever Screening System used in public buildings to scan for people with a high temperature from a fever. http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/ModernInvention.htm

Robotic Vehicles

Mar 13, 2004

Near Barstow, California, robotic vehicles began a 200-mile road race sponsored by DARPA. http://timelinesdb.com/listevents.php?subjid=525&title=Robot

Teaching Robots

Nov 28, 2010

South Korean education officials said almost 30 robots have started teaching English to youngsters in a South Korean city, in a pilot project designed to nurture the nascent robot industry.

Solar Tower

Jan 11, 2012

Solar Tower was invented by Jorg Schlaich amd was the first large-scale solar thermal power generater. http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/ModernInvention.htm