Robot Timeline

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  • Numerically Controlled Machines

    Numerically Controlled Machines

  • First Industrial Robot

    First Industrial Robot

    George Charles Devol also known as "the father of robotics", invented the first industrial robot, the Unimate.
  • Rancho Arm

    Rancho Arm

    The six-jointed Rancho Arm was created to assist handicapped.
  • Stanford Arm

    Stanford Arm

    The Standford Arm eventually led to commercial arm production.
  • Sliver Arm

    Sliver Arm

    The Silver Arm was created by MIT's David Silver to perform precise assembly using touch and pressure sensors and a microcomputer
  • ASEA IRB

    ASEA IRB

    ASEA over in Europe developed the ASEA IRB in 1975 that was the first fully electrically driven robot.
  • The PUMA Robot

    The PUMA Robot

    the PUMA robot arm was released by Vicarm and Unimation
  • First robotic arm with motors

    First robotic arm with motors

    Takeo Kanade created the first robotic arm with motors installed directly in the joint in 1981
  • Motorman ERC

    Motorman ERC

    The Motorman ERC system was upgraded to support up to 21 axes
  • The First Cobot

    The First Cobot

    The first collaborative robot (cobot) was installed at Linatex in 2008.