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1st century BC
Heron of Alexandria creates automata powered by steam and air. -
(1478-1519) → Leonardo da Vinci designs a mechanical knight, a precursor to humanoid robots.
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Jacques de Vaucanson creates automata such as the mechanical duck that simulates eating and digesting.
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Joseph Jacquard invented the automatic loom with punched cards, the basis of automation.
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George Devol patents the first programmable robot: Unimate.
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Unimate is installed at General Motors as the first industrial robot.
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KUKA develops the first six-axis industrial robot.
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Honda begins the humanoid robot project that will give rise to ASIMO.
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Honda introduces the P2 humanoid robot, the precursor to ASIMO.
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Sony launches AIBO, an entertainment robot dog.
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Honda launches ASIMO, an advanced humanoid robot capable of walking and climbing stairs.
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Boston Dynamics showcases Atlas, a humanoid robot with high mobility and balance.
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Collaborative robots are being integrated into factories and services; advances in artificial intelligence are driving autonomous surgical, logistics, and healthcare robots.
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