Events
Around 1495 Leonardo da Vinci sketched plans for a humanoid robot.the first industrial robot was made in new jearseyThe Soviet Union launches ‘Sputnik’, the first artificial orbiting satellite. This marks the beginning of the space race.The U.S. successfully use the latest in computing, robotic and space technology to land Neil Armstrong on the moon.Honda launches a project to build a walking humanoid robot.Honda debuts ASIMO, the next generation in its series of humanoid robots.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.The first true robot toy was produced in Japan. The ‘Lilliput’ was a wind-up toy which walked. It was made from tinplate and stood just 15cm tall.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.Researchers at Cornell University build the first self-replicating robot. Each ‘robot’ is made up of a small tower of computerized cubes which link together through the use of magnets.bear created by the military as a battlefield extaction assist robotLEGO launches its first Robotics Inventions System.Which encourages kids to work with robotsDevol and his partner Joseph Engelberger formed the world's first robot company.In 1954 George Devol invented the first digitally operated and a programmable robot called the Unimate.Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics:
A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.Henry Ford installs the world’s first moving conveyor belt-based assembly line in his car factory. A Model T can be assembled in 93 minutes.Alan Turing releases his paper “On Computable Numbers” which begins the computer revolution.Alan Turing proposes a test to determine if a machine truly has the power to think for itself. To pass the test a machine must be indistinguishable from a human during conversation. It has become known as the ‘Turing Test’.The IBM 360 becomes the first computer to be mass-produced.Periods
Between 1700 and 1900 a number of life-sized automatons were created including a famous mechanical duck made by Jacques de Vaucanson that could crane its neck, flap its wings and even swallow food.
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