robot timeline

By aaliyahprevatter

  • Humanoid robot

    Humanoid robot
    Leonardo da Vinci designed what may be the first humanoid robot though it cannot be confirmed if the design was actually ever produced. The robot was designed to sit up, wave its arms, and move its head via a flexible neck while opening and closing its jaw.

  • ULTIMATE universal Automation

    ULTIMATE universal Automation
    George Devol designed the first truly programmable robot and called it UNIMATE for "Universal Automation." (US patent 2 998 237) Later, in 1956, George Devol and Joseph Engelberger formed the world's first robot company “Unimation” which stands for “universal automation”. As a result, Engelberger has been called the 'father of robotics’ Unimation is still in production today, with robots for sale.

  • biped robot

    biped robot
    WAP-1 became the first biped robot and was designed by Ichiro Kato. Air bags connected to the frame were used to stimulate artificial muscles WAP-3 was designed later and could walk on flat surfaces as well as climb up and down stairs or slopes. It could also turn while walking.

  • Computer controlled robot arm

    Computer controlled robot arm
    Victor Scheinman created the Stanford Arm, which was the first successful electrically-powered, computer-controlled robot arm.

  • the standford cart

    the standford cart
    The Stanford Cart crossed a chair-filled room without human assistance. The
    cart had a TV camera mounted on a rail which took pictures from multiple
    angles and relayed them to a computer. The computer analyzed the distance
    between the cart and the obstacles.

  • RB5X

    RB5X
    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
    about its environment.

  • WL12RIII

    WL12RIII
    Developed by Kato Corporation, the WL12RIII was the first biped walking
    robot which was able to walk on a terrain stabilized by trunk motion. It could
    walk up and down stairs and could take a single step every 0.64 seconds

  • The 8-legged walking robot

    The 8-legged walking robot
    Dante explored Mt. Erebrus in Antarctica. The 8-legged walking robot was
    developed at Carnegie-Mellon University. However, the mission failed when
    its tether broke.Dante II subsequently explored Mt. Spurr in Alaska in
    2004. This was a more robust version of Dante I.

  • Cye robot

    Cye robot
    Personal Robots released the Cye robot. It performed a variety of household
    chores, such as delivering mail, carrying dishes, and vacuuming. It was
    created by Probotics Inc.

  • HUBO

    HUBO
    The Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), created HUBO, and claims it is the smartest mobile robot in the world. This robot is linked to a computer via a high-speed wireless connection; the computer does all of the thinking for the robot.