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The Beast
Johns Hopkins creates the beast. It is controlled by hundreds of transistors and able to seek out photocell outlets when its battery runs low -
The General Electric Walking Truck
The General Electric Walking Truck was a 3,000 pound, four-legged robot that could walk four miles an hour. It was powered by a computer. Ralph Moser developed the machine -
Shakey
Shakey was introduced as the first mobile robot controlled by artificial intelligence. SRI International in California produced this small box on wheels that used memory to solve problems and navigate. At Stanford University a robot arm is developed which becomes a standard for research projects. The arm is electrically powered and becomes known as the Stanford Arm. -
Freddy
Scientists at Edinburgh University create the Freddy robot, taking steps in hand-eye coordination technology. This first assembly robot constructed a toy boat and car from a heap of mixed parts tipped onto a table. -
The Terregator
The Terregator pioneered exploration, road following and mine mapping. It was the world's first rugged, capable, autonomous outdoor navigation robot -
REX
REX was the world's first autonomous digging machine. It sensed and planned to excavate without damaging buried gas pipes. This robot used a hypersonic air knife to erode soil around pipes -
The Dante II
The Dante II, build by CMU Robotics, samples volcanic gases from the Mt. Spurr volcano in Alaska. -
PathFinder and Sojourner
NASAs PathFinder lands on Mars and the Sojourner rover robot captures images. -
ASIMO SDR Aibo Robot Dog
Humanoid robots, Honda Asimo, Sony Dream Robots (SDR), and the Aibo robot dog are showcased -
Robosapien
The humanoid, Robosapien is created.