ROBOT TIMELINE By polnitolico 300 BCE C. 300 BC – Automata of Heron of Alexandria 1495 1495 – Robot by Leonardo da Vinci 1921 1921 – The word "robot" is used for the first time 1950 1950 – Isaac Asimov publishes “I, Robot” He introduces the Three Laws of Robotics, fundamental to robotic ethics. 1954 1954 – First industrial robot: UNIMATE 1970 1970 – First humanoid robot: WABOT-1 (Japan) 1996 1996 – IBM Deep Blue defeats a world chess champion 1999 1999 – Sony launches the AIBO 2000 2000 – ASIMO de Honda 2015 2015 – Boston Dynamics unveils advanced robots