History Of Robots

History Of Robots

2006 BCE

Archimedes did not invent robots, but he did invent many mechanical systems that are used in robotics today, as well as advancing the field of mathematics.

203 BCE

Archimedes did not invent robots, but he did invent many mechanical systems that are used in robotics today, as well as advancing the
field of mathematics.

Leonardo

1435

Leonardo da Vinci designed what may be the first humanoid robot though it cannot be confirmed if the design was actually ever produced

Printed Wire ?

1903

The first patents were awarded for the construction of a “printed wire” which came into use after World War 2. The concept was to replace radio tube with something less bulky.

Turtle Robot

1948

W. Grey Walter created his first robots; Elmer and Elsie, also known as the turtle robots. The robots were capable of finding their charging station when their battery power ran low.

First Tele-operated

1951

Raymond Goertz designed the first tele-operated articulated arm for the Atomic Energy Commission. This is generally regarded as a major milestone in force feedback (haptic) technology.

Industrial Robots

1960

One of the first operational, industrial robots in North America appeared in the early 1960’s in a candy factory in Kitchener, Ontario.

Establishes The Robotics

1965

Carnegie Mellon establishes the Robotics Institute.

Six legged machines.

1977

The Variante Masha, a six-legged walking machine, was created at the Russian academy of Science by Dr. Devjanin, Dr. Grufinkelt, Dr. Lensky, Dr. Schneider, and colleagues.

Robot that like a snake.

1978

Shigeo Hirose created ACMVI (Oblix) robot. It had snake-like abilities. The oblix eventually became the MOGURA robot arm used in industry

First HelpMate robot

1988

The first HelpMate service robot went to work at Danbury Hospital in
Connecticut.

Self-Replicating Robots

2005

Cornell University created self-replicating robots.