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William Grey Walter Develops 'turtle' robots
William Grey Water made the first automated electronic robot. The turtle-like robots were named Elmer and Elsie and were capable of way-finding to reach a charging station when their battery levels were low -
George Devol Designed the first programmable robotic arm
George Devol marketed and designed the first programmable robotic arm, and sold it to General Motors in 1960 -
World's first robotics company
George Devol and Joseph Engelberger form the world's first robotics company, Unimation. -
World's first industrial robot
Unimate, the world's first industrial robot, goes to work on a General Motors assembly line -
SRI develops 'Shakey' the robot
Designed by Stanford Research Institute, 'Shakey' was a major event in robotics history due to its blending of hardware and software that made it possible for it to perceive its surroundings -
NASA lands on the moon
Using cutting edge robotics and technology, NASA was able to land humans on the moon for the first time -
Star Wars released in theateres
Star wars was released in theaters which popularized humanoid robotics -
Robot attempts to explore Antarctica
An eight-legged robot named 'Dante' attempts to explore Antarctica's Mount Erebus volcano. It is remotely controlled from the U.S. -
Robot beats chess champion
A robot named 'deep blue' beat the world champion (Garry Kasparov) in just a single round -
Honda releases ASIMO
Honda designed ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility), which was a humanoid robot designed to be a personal assistant that can understand voice commands, gestures and engage with its surroundings -
IBM works on 'Watson'
IBM starts work on Watson, its next iteration on Deep Blue. Watson made headlines in 2008 when it defeated humans at the quiz show Jeopardy