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Timeline of Industrial Robots
Early industrial robots had limited “intelligence”, autonomy and operational degrees of freedom. They were mostly designed to perform one or two sets of repetitive tasks in a highly controlled environment. -
Timeline of Industrial Robots
The first industrial robot was designed by George Devol in 1954. This robot was capable of transferring objects from one point to another within a distance of about a dozen feet. Devon founded a company called Unimation in 1956 to manufacture the robot. He also coined the term Universal Automation. -
Timeline of Industrial Robots
Versatran, designed by Harry Johnson and Veljko Milenkovic, and manufactured and marketed by AMF Corporation in 1960. -
Timeline of Industrial Robots
PUMA, a robot arm designed by Prof. Victor Scheinman and developed by Vicarm, Unimation with support from General Motors in 1978, was used in assembly lines and is still used by researchers today. -
Timeline of Industrial Robots
From 1980, industrial robots began to be made in large numbers, with a new robot being introduced in the market at the rate of one a month. These robots are microprocessor-controlled and are smarter and have a higher degree of operational freedom. -
Industrial Robots
The first robotic arm with motors installed directly into the joints of its arm. It was built by Takeo Kanade in 1981. This design made it faster and more accurate than previous robotic arms. -
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Industrial medical
A robot called robodoc helped surgeons in total hip replacements -
Timeline of Industrial Robots
"The first documented use of a robot-assisted surgical procedure occurred in 1985 when the PUMA 560 robotic surgical arm was used in a delicate neurosurgical biopsy, a non-laparoscopic surgery. "The robotic system allowed for a successful robotic surgery and the potential for greater precision when used in minimally invasive surgeries, such as laparoscopies which typically utilize flexible fiber optic cameras". -
Timeline of Industrial Robots
The Almega AX series, introduced by OTC DAIHEN in 2003, is a line of arc welding and handling robots. -
Timeline of Industrial Robots
Tug is a pioneer. Because in hospitals around the world, this robot is helping nurses and doctors care for patients by autonomously delivering food and drugs
