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The first robot, "The Pigeon", was a mechanical bird created by Archytas of Tarentum. The pigeon was steam powered and used the power to move upward on a string. https://www.reference.com/history/first-robot-made-ef8b62ccdf875e66
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The word robot was coined by play writer Karel Capek, who used it for his hit play Rossum's Universal Robots. It comes from the Salvic word rabota meaning servitude of forced labour. http://www.npr.org/2011/04/22/135634400/science-diction-the-origin-of-the-word-robot
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Elektro creates a humanoid Robot that can do many different functions. It can speak 700 words, blow balloons up, move his arms and hands, and even move by voice command. It weight 276 pounds and was created by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation. It was the most famous robot of the 1930's and was featured in the 1939 World's Fair.
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Issac Writes Publishes the three laws of Robotics.1.A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2.A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3.A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/isaac-asimov-and-three-laws-robotics/
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The first digital computer was created for the British to break German Codes. It was called the Colossus and was invented by Tommy Flowers.
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George Devol and Joseph Engelberger create the first Robot Company. They call their company Unimation.George Devol is known previously though for inventing the first programble robot.
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The Unimate was the first industrial robot created. It was a mechanical arm design that could help in factories. It was created by Geroge Davel, the founder of the company Unimation corporation.
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Shakey the robot was the first robot ever to be created to use artificial intelligence to be controlled. It could do simple tasks such as route finding and rearranging objects. https://www.sri.com/work/timeline-innovation/timeline.php?timeline=computing-digital#!&innovation=shakey-the-robot
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ARPANET is created as a network by the Unitied States Defense Advanced Reasearch Project Angency to connect UCLA and Stanford Research Institute. It then developed into a way for colleges and other research facilities to connect during the cold war
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The Apple 1 is the first computer released by the company apple. The creator was Steve Wozniak. It did not come with a keyboard or display. That was for customers to install themselves
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Manny Fernandez creates what is considered the first laptop. It was made for executives who were jsut getting into useing computers so they could use them on the go. They were produced by the Gavilan Computer Company.
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Apple II creates there second computer which know comes with the monitor and keyboard built in. It quickly becomes the most popular commercial computer used in homes. In honor of the original computer they did release a version without a keyboard or case or power source.
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A English physicist and programmer named Tim Berners-lee submits a proposal for what he will later call the World Wide Web. Then in December of 1990 he completed a prototype of the World Wide Web.
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Bluetooth is created to exchange data using radio transmissions instead of having to use cables. It was named after a king who helped unite warring factions in Norway, Denamrk, and Sweden. Just like how blutooth helps connect things wirlessly.
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The first phone with a camera built in comes out. It was invented by Japan's SoftBank company. The camera only had 0.11 megapixels and a 256-color display. This is what would soon make phone cameras a very prominent thing.
http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/2000/
