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Elektro: First Humanoid Robot
The first humanoid robot debuts at the World's Fair. It is able to smoke cigarettes and blow balloons. -
Three Laws of Robotics
Formulated by Issac Asimov:
1. A robot may not harm or Injure humans due to its actions and may not let humans be harmed or injured due to its inaction.
2. A robot must obey orders given to it by humans unless the order contradicts the first law of robotics.
3. A robot must have a sense of self-preservation to a certain degree unless it conflicts with the first law of robotics. -
World's first Autonomous Robots
Dr. William Grey Walter created the first electronic autonomous robots, a light- seeking tortoise. Autonomous robots have the capability to make informed decisions without the direct guidance or influence of an outside source. Autonomous robots may also learn new methods of completing a task or adapting to new environments. -
Turing's Test
A test developed by Alan Turing that test a machine's ability to think by answering a series of questions in a "human" fashion. I.e, its responses should be a similar to a human's answers. -
Robotic Unimate
George Devol invents the world's first digitally operable and programmable robotic arm that was used in factories for assembly lines. -
Mark I Perceptron
A computer created by Frank Rosenblatt that learnt skills through trial and error. -
Virtual Reality
First VR glasses and gloves are developed by Jaron Lainer rrsearch team -
Humanoid Robots
Honda created the first of a series of robots that walk on two feet -
Kismet
Cynthia Breazeal creates the first robot that is able to emotionally interact with humans -
Service Robots
The first HelpMate service robot is designed to help at the Danbury Hospital -
Chess Robot beats human
Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov -
NASA's Pathfinder
Pathfinder lands on Mars -
First Automated Car
Stanley Drivea drives autonamously -
IBM's Watson
IBM launches a question-answering computer that defeats a Jeopardy champion, -
3D Maps
Google launches 3D version of maps -
Siri is introduced and built into iPhones
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Google Glasses
Google launches its Augmented Reality glasses. -
Amazon launches Alexa
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Amazon drone delivery is put into place in the UK
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VR gaming
Sony Playstation launches Playstation VR
