Index

Evolution of Robotics

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  • Leonardo da Vinci
    1495

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Before Leonardo began to work on the Last Supper, he created the first humanoid robot.
  • William Grey Walter

    William Grey Walter

    Creates the first "turtle" robot that mimics life-like behavior with very simple circuitry.
  • George Devol

    George Devol

    The first programmable robot. George called it the "Universal Automation".
  • General Motors

    General Motors

    The first UNIMATE industrial robot installed in a General Motors automobile factory in New
    Jersey
  • Shakey

    Shakey

    Shakey was the first mobile robot controlled by artifical intelligence. It was created by the
    Stanford Research Institute (SRI)
  • The Silver Arm

    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.
  • NASA'S PathFinder

    NASA'S PathFinder

    The PathFinder lands on Mars and the Sojourner Rover robot captures images of the planet
  • Campbell Aird

    Campbell Aird

    Campbell Aird, a Scottish Hotel owner, was the first to be fitted with a bionic arm.