Robot Timeline

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  • Numerically Controlled Machines

    Numerically Controlled Machines

  • First Industrial Robot

    First Industrial Robot
    George Charles Devol also known as "the father of robotics", invented the first industrial robot, the Unimate.

  • Rancho Arm

    Rancho Arm
    The six-jointed Rancho Arm was created to assist handicapped.

  • Stanford Arm

    Stanford Arm
    The Standford Arm eventually led to commercial arm production.

  • Sliver Arm

    Sliver Arm
    The Silver Arm was created by MIT's David Silver to perform precise assembly using touch and pressure sensors and a microcomputer

  • ASEA IRB

    ASEA IRB
    ASEA over in Europe developed the ASEA IRB in 1975 that was the first fully electrically driven robot.

  • The PUMA Robot

    The PUMA Robot
    the PUMA robot arm was released by Vicarm and Unimation

  • First robotic arm with motors

    First robotic arm with motors
    Takeo Kanade created the first robotic arm with motors installed directly in the joint in 1981

  • Motorman ERC

    Motorman ERC
    The Motorman ERC system was upgraded to support up to 21 axes

  • The First Cobot

    The First Cobot
    The first collaborative robot (cobot) was installed at Linatex in 2008.