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George Devol
George Devol designed the first truly programmable robot and called it UNIMATE for ´´Universal Automation.´´ -
The first computer controlled walking machine
The first computer controlled walking machine was created by Mcgee and Frank at the University of South Carolina. -
V.S. Gurfinkel, A. Schneider, E.V. Gurfinkel
V.S. Gurfinkel, A. Schneider, E.V. Gurfinkel and colleagues at the department of motion control at the Russian Academy of Science create the first six-legged walking vehicle. -
Victor Schenman developed the Programmable Universal Manipulation
Victor Schenman developed the Programmable Universal Manipulation Arm (Puma). It was widely used in industrial operations. The MITS ALTAIR was the first 8080 chip based kit computer and is arguably the start of the personal computer. -
1985 Created by the General Robotics Corp.
Created by the General Robotics Corp. the RB5X was a programmable robot
equipped with infrared sensors, remote audio/video transmission, bump
sensors, and a voice synthesizer. It had software that could enable it to learn
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iRobot Corporation was founded by Rodney Brooks
iRobot Corporation was founded by Rodney Brooks, Colin Angle and Helen Greiner and produced domestic and military robots. -
RoboTuna was created by David Barrett at MIT.
RoboTuna was created by David Barrett at MIT. The robot was used to study how fish swim. Honda created the P2, which was the first major step in creating their ASIMO. The P2 was the first self-regulating, bipedal humanoid robot. -
iRobot Packbots
iRobot Packbots searched through the rubble of the world Trade Center. MD Robotics of Canada built the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS). It was successfully launched and worked to assemble the International Space Station. -
The Korean Institute of Science and Technology
The Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), created HUBO, and claims it is the smartest mobile robot in the world.
