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May 3, 1495
Leonardo da Vinci
Before Leonardo began to work on the Last Supper, he created the first humanoid robot. -
William Grey Walter
Creates the first "turtle" robot that mimics life-like behavior with very simple circuitry. -
George Devol
The first programmable robot. George called it the "Universal Automation". -
General Motors
The first UNIMATE industrial robot installed in a General Motors automobile factory in New Jersey. -
The Standford Arm
The first electronically powered, computer-controlled robotic arm. -
Shakey
Shakey was the first mobile robot controlled by artifical intelligence. It was created by the Stanford Research Institute (SRI). -
The Silver Arm
A robotic arm that performed small-parts assembly using feedback from touch and pressure sensors. -
The Locomotion
The locomotion featured a body that steers and propels all wheels so that it can spin, drive, or do both. Its software can mimic a tank, a car or any wheeled machine. -
Demeter
Demeter autonomously mows hay and alfalfa. It maneuvers with a GPS and uses a camera to determine the difference of cut and uncut crops. http://www.ri.cmu.edu/publication_view.html?pub_id=3240 -
NASA'S PathFinder
The PathFinder lands on Mars and the Sojourner Rover robot captures images of the planet. -
Campbell Aird
Campbell Aird, a Scottish Hotel owner, was the first to be fitted with a bionic arm. -
Aibo
Sony builds Aibo, which is the first robot intended for the consumer market. -
United Nations
United Nations estimated that there are about 742,500 industrial robots in the world. -
Food and Drug Administration
The FDA approves the CyberKnife to heal tumors anywhere in the body. http://www.cyberknife.com/faq/index.aspx -
Cornell University
Revealed a robot capable of self-replication. http://www.cs.cornell.edu/boom/2005/projectarchive/robocup/ -
Sebastian Thrun
Rides passenger in Stanely, a driverless Volkeswagon Toureg. They won $2 million in a race across the Mojave Desert. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_(vehicle) -
Willow Garage
Created the first standardized Robot Operating System (ROS). https://www.willowgarage.com/blog/2009/01/21/openrave-and-ros?page=40 -
Xbox Kinect
It reduces costs and increases sensing capabilities for robots. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/jun/15/kinect-xbox-microsoft-e3 -
SRI International
Unveils its Autonomous Robotic Manipluation Project (ARM) with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Arm is focused on matching dexterity of the human hand in a robotic device. http://www.hizook.com/blog/2010/08/31/darpa-autonomous-robot-manipulation-arm-robot -
Baxter
Baxter is a $22,000 robot weighing 165 pounds. Unllike other manufactored robots, Baxter's limited speed and size allow it to be easily trained and employed alongside human workers sensing capaciltiy. http://www.rethinkrobotics.com/baxter/
