jan 1, 1954 - First Robotic Arm
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 "George Devol and Joe Engelberger 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." -Science Kids
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/technology/historyofrobotics.html 
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