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Henry ford
Henry Ford installs the world’s first moving conveyor belt-based assembly line in his car factory. A Model T can be assembled in 93 minutes. -
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Laws of robotics
1.A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2.A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
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First industrial robot
George Devol and Joe Engelberger 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 -
Used for
Used extensively for mass production. Without robots many products would be more expensive than they are today -
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First generation robots
First generation robots to do factory work
Competed simple tasks that were dangerous or unpleasant for humans.
Used to weld, spray paint, Move heavy objects, handle hot material -
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First successful
The first successful story of a business developing a specific robot based on their needs was created in 1967. This company developed a robot to complete a spray painting application and eventually became ABB. -
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Evolving
So, industrial robotic development continued to quickly evolve, and in 1969 the Stanford Arm eventually led to commercial arm production. The Stanford Arm was one of the first electronically powered, computer-controlled arms. By 1974, it reached a level of sophistication where it could assemble a Model T water pump. -
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Industrial robots are bomming
By the middle of the 1970s, industrial robots had boomed and were expected to grow at rates around 30% per year. The industrial robotic industry officially took off and never looked back. -
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Silver arm
The Stanford Arm was followed by the Silver Arm in 1974. The Silver Arm was created by MIT's David Silver to perform precise assembly using touch and pressure sensors and a microcomputer. During that same year, these arms led to Victor Scheinman, the inventor of the Stanford Arm, to form Vicarm, Inc. to manufacture industrial robotic arms. Scheinman was instrumental in the creation of the PUMA (programmable universal manipulator for assembly) for Unimation -
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The decade to live in
In the 1980's, automotive companies showered robotic companies with investments. The enthusiasm and funding were not always matched with understanding. General Motors Corporation spent more than $40 billion on new technology in the 1980's, but a lack of understanding led to costly robot fiascos. In 1988, robots at the Hamtramck Michigan plant wreaked havoc - smashing windows and painting one another. Unfortunately, the premature introduction of robotics began to create financial instability -
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the generational decade
2010 brought a huge acceleration in demand due to the continued innovative development and improvement of industrial robots. By 2014, there was a 29% increase in robot sales across the globe. -
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Taking jobs
Now coding and programing is a really good job for people
