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Robotic History 1950
In 1950 Alan Turing proposed an idea on whether or not robots could think for themselves. He stated that for the robot to pass the test the machine must be an identical from a human in a conversation. This test was known as the "Turing Test" -
Robotic History 1954
Two men with the names George Devol and Joe Engleberger created the first programmable robot arm. This then later came to be the first industrial robot, completing repetitive and dangerous tasks on an assembly line. -
Robotic History 1969
The United States successfully landed Neil Armstrong on the moon using the latest in computing and robotics technology. -
Robotic History 1986
The first LEGO robotic products are now available to buy and Honda dispatches a project to build a walking humanoid robot. -
Robotic History 1994
Carnegie university created an 8-legge walking robot,
named Dante II. The robot then went on to descend to Mt Spur to collect volcanic gas samples -
Robotic History
A computer built by IBM known as the Deep Blue beat the world chess champion Garry Kasparov -
Robotic History
The first Robocup tournament was held in Japan. The goal of the inventors is to have a fully automated team of robots be able to beat the worlds best soccer team by 2050 -
Robotic History
Sony released the first version of AIBO, a robotic dog that is able to learn, entertain and communicate with. -
Robotic History
Epsom release the smallest known robot, standing 7cm high and weighing 10 grams. The robot helicopter was intended to be used as a flying camera during natural disasters or times of need. -
Robotic History
After being first introduced in 2002, the popular Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner sold over 2.5 million, proving that there is a strong demand for this type of domestic robotic technology for everyone