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Inventors were busy developing real "Automatons" that mimic human mannerisms.This first generation of robots were clock controlled ornaments with self moving parts.
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Leonardo da Vinci designed what may be the first humanoid robot though it cannot be confirmed if the design was actually ever produced. The robot was designed to sit up, wave its arms, and move its head via a flexible neck while opening and closing its jaw.
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Robots of the 1800's were chiefly designated to meet the growing demands of flourishing industrial society. They were used mainly for the textile industries.
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The firs reference to the word Robot was first used by Czech writer Karel Capek. The word meant a serf or a servant.
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Westinghouse created ELEKTRO a human like robot that could walk, talk and smoke. This was first unveiled at the 1939 world's fair.
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SRI International's Shakey is the first mobile robot controlled by artificial intelligence. And equipped with sensing devices driven by a problem solving program called STRIPS, the robot finds its way around the halls of SRI by applying information about its environment to a route.
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Takeo Kanade builds the direct drive arm. It is the first to have motors installed directly into the joints of the arm. This development makes joint faster and much more accurate.
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Honda debuted a new humanoid robot ASIMO, the next generation of its series of humanoid robots. It is the most renowned robot of its kind, being able to walk up and down the stairs, and do things that normal humans could do.
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Dante, an 8-legged robot developed at Carnegie Mellon University was sent to Antarctica. It was made to collect data from a harsh environment to what we might find in another planet.
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Sony released the first Aibo electronic dogs that sold out within 20 minutes of going on sale. It was the third generation robotic pet.
