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The robot originally started out as a set of gears that allowed for motion. This original automata was later changed into remote controlled and automatic moving devices that resemble humans and cars. Robots went from being toys and entertainment to tools that allow humans to do difficult tasks.
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Jacques de Vaucanson created the first automata in Grenoble, France. He created three different automatas, a flute player, a flute drum and tamborine player, and finally a moving duck. MegaGiant Robotics. (n.d.). MegaGiant Robotics. Retrieved from http://robotics.megagiant.com/history.html
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Nikola Tesla, the father of robotics builds the first remote controlled robotic boat. He showed of the boat at Madison Square Garden The Robot Boat of Nikola Tesla. (n.d.). Suite101.com. Retrieved from http://suite101.com/article/the-robot-boat-of-nikola-tesla-a17758
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George Devol patents a play back device that allows for controlling a machine without a person present. MegaGiant Robotics. (n.d.). MegaGiant Robotics. Retrieved from http://robotics.megagiant.com/history.html
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Heinrich Ernst creates MH-1 at MIT. It is the first robotic limb, made to function like the arm MegaGiant Robotics. (n.d.). MegaGiant Robotics. Retrieved from http://robotics.megagiant.com/history.html
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Honda's debut of the humanoid robot ASIMO. This is the most famous and iconic robot of the century. It has advance mechanics and software that make it a very hightech robot. MegaGiant Robotics. (n.d.). MegaGiant Robotics. Retrieved from http://robotics.megagiant.com/history.html
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Opportunity is the most advance rover we have created up to date. It is an advanced piece of remote control and automatic machinery. It is extremely high tech, but its roots can be taken all the way back to the original automata. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (n.d.). NASA. Retrieved from http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/
