Robotics-Technology History

By Sebastian16471

  • The Z3 Computer

    The Z3 Computer
    The Z3, an early computer built by German engineer Konrad Zuse working in complete isolation from developments elsewhere, uses 2,300 relays, performs floating point binary arithmetic, and has a 22-bit word length. The Binary code used 1s and 0s so the computer could understand. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/computers/

  • Harvard Mark 1

    Harvard Mark 1
    Conceived by Harvard physics professor Howard Aiken, and designed and built by IBM, the Harvard Mark 1 is a room-sized, relay-based calculator. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/computers/

  • Ferranti Mark 1

    Ferranti Mark 1
    The title of “first commercially available general-purpose computer” probably goes to Britain’s Ferranti Mark I for its sale of its first Mark I computer to Manchester University.

  • First Robot arm

    First Robot arm
    George Devol and Joe Engleberger design the first programmable robot ‘arm’. This later became the first industrial robot, completing dangerous and repetitive tasks on an assembly line at General Motors (1962).

  • USA robot tech lands the moon

    USA robot tech lands the moon
    The U.S. successfully use the latest in computing, robotic and space technology to land Neil Armstrong on the moon.

  • ARPANET is created

    ARPANET is created
    The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was an early packet switching network and the first network to implement the protocol suite TCP/IP. Both technologies became the technical foundation of the Internet.

  • The first LEGO based educational products

    The first LEGO based educational products
    The first LEGO based educational products are put on the market and Honda launches a project to build a walking humanoid robot.

  • The Game boy is Released

    The Game boy is Released
    The Game boy is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo.

  • PEN (The Public Electronic Network)

    PEN (The Public Electronic Network) in Santa Monica, may be able to claim the mantle of being the first local government based network of any size. Run by the local council, and conceived as a means for citizens to keep in touch with local government, its services included forms, access to the library catalogue, city and council information, and free email.

  • Sony releases the first version of AIBO

    Sony releases the first version of AIBO
    Sony releases the first version of AIBO, a robotic dog with the ability to learn, entertain and communicate with its owner. More advanced versions have followed.

  • Epsom

    Epsom
    Epsom release the smallest known robot, standing 7cm high and weighing just 10 grams. The robot helicopter is intended to be used as a ‘flying camera’ during natural disasters.http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/technology/historyofrobotics.html

  • Robosapien Is Created

    Robosapien Is Created
    The humanoid, Robosapien is created by US robotics physicist and BEAM expert, Dr. Mark W Tilden.

  • Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner

    Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner
    After being first introduced in 2002, the popular Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner has sold over 2.5 million units, proving that there is a strong demand for this type of domestic robotic technology.

  • Google's Driverless Car prototypes came out

    Google's Driverless Car prototypes came out
    Google's Driverless Car prototypes came out, equipped with sensors, cameras, radar systems, and computer systems. They are expected to hit the public market sometime in the 2020s.

  • The Apple Watch

    The Apple Watch
    Incorporating a version of Apple's iOS operating system, as well as sensors for environmental and health monitoring, the Apple Watch was designed to be incorporated into the Apple environment with compatibility with iPhones and Mac Books.