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William Grey Water made the first automated electronic robot. The turtle-like robots were named Elmer and Elsie and were capable of way-finding to reach a charging station when their battery levels were low
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George Devol marketed and designed the first programmable robotic arm, and sold it to General Motors in 1960
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George Devol and Joseph Engelberger form the world's first robotics company, Unimation.
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Unimate, the world's first industrial robot, goes to work on a General Motors assembly line
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Designed by Stanford Research Institute, 'Shakey' was a major event in robotics history due to its blending of hardware and software that made it possible for it to perceive its surroundings
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Using cutting edge robotics and technology, NASA was able to land humans on the moon for the first time
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Star wars was released in theaters which popularized humanoid robotics
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An eight-legged robot named 'Dante' attempts to explore Antarctica's Mount Erebus volcano. It is remotely controlled from the U.S.
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A robot named 'deep blue' beat the world champion (Garry Kasparov) in just a single round
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Honda designed ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility), which was a humanoid robot designed to be a personal assistant that can understand voice commands, gestures and engage with its surroundings
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IBM starts work on Watson, its next iteration on Deep Blue. Watson made headlines in 2008 when it defeated humans at the quiz show Jeopardy
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