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First industrial robot obeying step-by-step command stacking hot pieces of die cast metal. Invented by Joe Engelberger and George Devol. -
The Rancho Arm robot is a tool for the Handicapped. The arm has six joints to replicate the flexibility of a human arm. It was invented and acquired by Stanford University students. -
The Orm was an air powered robotic arm. Inflating 28 rubber bladders to replicate movement of a human arm. Developed by Stanford University but soon abandoned because of inaccurate movements. -
The tentacle arm robot, which moves like an octopus, has twelve joints designed to reach around obstacles. Powered by hydraulic fluids, it has enough force to life the weight of a person. Developed by Marvin Minsky. -
The Stanford Arm robot made a breakthrough as the first successful electrically powered, computer-controlled robot arm. In future upgrades, it could assemble a Ford Model T water pump. It led to directly commercial production. The robot can be used for automobile assembly and other industrial tasks. Designed by Victor Sheinman.