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Real robots

By guldmannwurtz
  • Jan 1, 1495

    Sketched for a humanoid robot

    Sketched for a humanoid robot
    Around 1495 Leonardo da Vinci sketched plans for a humanoid robot.

  • The first true robot toy

    The first true robot toy
    The first true robot toy was produced in Japan. The ‘Lilliput’ was a wind-up toy which walked. It was made from tinplate and stood just 15cm tall.

  • Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics

    Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics
    --> A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. --> A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. --> A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

  • Neural networks are introduced

    Neural networks are introduced
    Artificial neural networks (based on the neural networks in the human brain) are computing systems designed to simulate the way the human brain processes information.

  • The first programmable robot ‘arm’

    The first programmable robot ‘arm’
    George Devol and Joe Engleberger design the first programmable robot ‘arm’. This later became the first industrial robot, completing dangerous and repetitive tasks on an assembly line at General Motors (1962).

  • The first computer

    The first computer
    The IBM 360 becomes the first computer to be mass-produced.

  • Shakey

    "Shakey" the robot was designed by the Stanford Research Institute between 1966 and 1972 and was a landmark in robotics due to its blending of hardware and software so that it could perceive its surroundings. Shakey brought robots into the public consciousness after receiving wide-ranging media attention.

  • Robotic and space technology

    Robotic and space technology
    The U.S. successfully use the latest in computing, robotic and space technology to land Neil Armstrong on the moon.

  • ASIMO

    ASIMO
    Honda releases ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility), its iconic humanoid robot designed to be a personal assistant that can understand voice commands, gestures and engage with its surroundings.

  • Robot demonstrates self-awareness

    Robot demonstrates self-awareness
    In the version of the puzzle used with the robots, all three robots were programmed to believe that two of them had received a "dumbing pill", making them mute. When the experimenter asked them which of them hadn't taken the dumbing pill, one robot said "I don't know" out loud. The robot's behaviour demonstrates that it recognises itself as a separate entity from the other two robots, and therefore indicates a certain level of self-awareness.