Robotics History

By joshua.smith003

  • First Industrial Robot

    First Industrial Robot
    First industrial robot called the Unimate was invented by George Devol and it was used on the assembly line at the Inland Fisher Guide Plant in Ewing Township, New Jersey to assemble motors in 1961. It was a programmable robot.

  • First Computer-controlled Robotic Arm Invented

    The first computer-controlled robot arm was created to help disabled people at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital in Downey, Caifornia.

  • Stanford Cart Invented

    Stanford Cart Invented
    An automatic vehicle that can navigate through obstacles called the Stanford Cart is invented by Hans Moravec.

  • First Robot-Assisted Surgical Procedure

    First Robot-Assisted Surgical Procedure
    The first robot-assisted surgical procedure was conducted by the PUMA 560 robotic surgical arm in 1985. It was manually controlled by the surgeon.

  • First Walking Robot Invented

    First Walking Robot Invented
    An insect-like six legged robot called Genghis was developed in 1989 by the Mobile Robotics Group at MIT. It runs automatically.

  • First Humanoid Robot

    First Humanoid Robot
    Honda created the P-1 robot that is humanoid that can walk like humans, as well as carrying out simple tasks like opening doors and flipping switches. It runs automatically.

  • First Successful Rover Landing on Mars

    First Successful Rover Landing on Mars
    The Pathfinder Mission lands on Mars with a free-range rover called Sojourner. It sends 2.3 billion bits of data to Earth which includes about 17000 photos and 15 analyses of soil and rock samples as well as information on weather and wind patterns.

  • ASIMO is Developed

    ASIMO is Developed
    Honda develops the next humanoid robot in their series. This robot can recognise faces and its surroundings and can be controlled by voice commands. It can carry out tasks like carrying things, opening doors and flicking light switches.

  • NASA Launches Curiosity Rover.

    NASA Launches Curiosity Rover.
    NASA launches the Curiosity rover to Mars to determine whether the planet is habitable or not. This rover continues to operate to the present day and is automatic.

  • Hitchhiking Robot Created

    Hitchhiking Robot Created
    The first hitchhiking robot was created in Canada called hitchBOT. It hitchhiked across Canada and Europe to see how people would react to a robot in society. It was destroyed in 2015 in Philadelphia.