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The turing Test
Alan Turing's test asks "Are there imaginable digital computers which would do well in the imitation game?" The imitation game is the basis for the Turing test and depends on the human ability to judge if a computer is human or not based on verbal reasoning. -
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10 important developments in the field of robotics
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George Devol files for Unimate patent
Norman Heroux, George Devol and Joe Engleberger designed and marketed the first programmable robot arm creating Unimate , which was sold to General Motors in 1960. This paved the way for industrial robots to complete repetitive, difficult or dangerous tasks.
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SRI develops Shakey the robot
Shakey the robot was designed by the Stanford Research Institute between 1966 and 1972 and was a landmark in robotics due to its blending of hardware and software so that it could perceive its surroundings. Shakey brought robots into the public spotlight after attracting media attention.
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NASA lands on the moon
Nasa uses sophisticated computing and robotics to land humans on the moon for the first time. -
Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov at chess
IBM's robot Deep Blue beat the world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a single match. -
AIBO invented
Sony invent artificially intelligent robot pet named AIBO
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Honda releases ASIMO
Honda releases ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility), its iconic humanoid robot designed to be a personal assistant that can understand voice commands, gestures and engage with its surroundings. -
Roomba invented
Automatic uncontrolled vacuum invented by Irobot
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IBM starts work on Watson
Watson made headlines in 2008 when it defeated humans at the quiz show Jeopardy! which requires complex understanding of natural language. Watson defeated former champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter later in 2011.
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2016 - AlphaGo defeats Lee Sedol at Go
An AI system built by UK company DeepMind, defeated the world champion Lee Sedol at the ancient board game Go. This was a major milestone for DeepMind's research into creating artificial intelligence that can learn how to solve problems regardless of the context, unlike Deep Blue which is programmed for a specific use case.
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