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Leonardo DaVinci created the first sketch for a humanoid robot. This robot was created to look like an armored knight and used to amuse royalty.
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Karel Capek coined the word "robot". This was used to describe machines that tried to take over the world in his play "Rossums Universal Robots"
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The first robot toy was created in Japan. This toy was called the Lilliput and was a wind-up toy.
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Science ficiton writor Isaac Asimov created the Three Laws for Robotics in his short story "Liar!", These were later recompiled into I,Robot.
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The Soviet Union launched "Sputnik", which was an artificial orbiting satellite. This marked the beginning of the space race.
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Sony created AIBO, a robotic dog with the ability to learn, entertain and communicate with its owner. AIBO sold out in 20 minutes
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Honda created ASIMO, which was the first robot that could walk independently with smooth movements and could climb the stairs
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Cornell University created self-replicating robots.
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The final mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery delivers the first humanoid robot in space to the International Space Station.
