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robot timeline

By hotboyaustin

  • Henry Ford installs the world’s first moving conveyor belt-based assembly line in.

    Henry Ford installs the world’s first moving conveyor belt-based assembly line in.

  • Karel Capek coins the word ‘robot’ to describe machines that resemble

    Karel Capek coins the word ‘robot’ to describe machines that resemble

  • The first true robot toy was produced in Japan.

    The first true robot toy was produced in Japan.

  • Alan Turing releases his paper “On Computable Numbers” which begins the computer revolution.

    Alan Turing releases his paper “On Computable Numbers” which begins the computer revolution.

  • Legendary science fiction writer Isaac Asimov writes the short story ‘Liar!’

    Legendary science fiction writer Isaac Asimov writes the short story ‘Liar!’

  • Alan Turing proposes a test to determine if a machine truly has the power to think for itself.

    Alan Turing proposes a test to determine if a machine truly has the power to think for itself.

  • firtst created robots

    firtst created robots

  • George Devol and Joe Engelberger design the first programmable robot ‘arm’.

    George Devol and Joe Engelberger design the first programmable robot ‘arm’.

  • Leonardo da Vinci sketched plans for a humanoid robot.

    Leonardo da Vinci sketched plans for a humanoid robot.

  • The Soviet Union launches ‘Sputnik’, the first artificial orbiting satellite.

    The Soviet Union launches ‘Sputnik’, the first artificial orbiting satellite.