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The History of Robotics

By ikeman
  • Isaac Asimov

    Isaac Asimov
    Isaac Asimov formulated the three laws of robotics.
  • Norbert Wiener

    Norbert Wiener
    Norbert Wiener formulated the principals of cybernetics.
  • George Devol

    George Devol
    George Devol created the first digitally operated and programable robot arm. It was used to lift hot peices of metal from a die casting machine and stack them.
  • Luokhod 1

    Luokhod 1
    The lunokhod 1 was the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another planet. It was equip with cameras, laser devices, x-ray devices and extenable devices to test the moons soil.
  • KUKA

    KUKA
    Kuka built the worlds first industrial robot wth six electromechanically driven axes