Robots

By EGGsito
  • Leonardo da Vinci
    1495

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Designs a mechanical knight, considered one of the first humanoid robots.
  • Joseph Jacquard

    Joseph Jacquard

    Invents the programmable loom with punched cards, a precursor of modern automation.
  • Karel Čapek

    Karel Čapek

    Premieres the play R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots), introducing the word robot.
  • Isaac Asimov

    Isaac Asimov

    Formulates the famous Three Laws of Robotics, a foundation for ethics in robotics and science fiction.
  • George Devol

    George Devol

    Patents the first programmable robot, Unimate.
  • General Motors

    General Motors

    Installs the first industrial robot (Unimate) in an automotive factory.
  • WABOT-1 (Japan)

    WABOT-1 (Japan)

    Developed by Waseda University, it becomes the first full-scale humanoid robot.
  • Honda P3 Project

    Honda P3 Project

    Honda starts developing humanoid robots, leading to the creation of ASIMO.
  • NASA Sojourner

    NASA Sojourner

    The first robotic rover to explore the surface of Mars during the Mars Pathfinder mission.
  • ASIMO (Honda, Japan)

    ASIMO (Honda, Japan)

    The humanoid robot ASIMO is presented, becoming one of the most advanced robots of its era.
  • iRobot Roomba

    iRobot Roomba

    The first successful household robot, an autonomous vacuum cleaner, is launched.
  • Sophia (Hanson Robotics)

    Sophia (Hanson Robotics)

    The humanoid robot Sophia becomes the first robot to receive citizenship (Saudi Arabia).