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LEGO released their MINDSTORMS robotic development product line,
which is a system for inventing robots using a modular design and LEGO
plastic bricks. -
Personal Robots released the Cye robot. It performed a variety of household
chores, such as delivering mail, carrying dishes, and vacuuming. It was
created by Probotics Inc. -
Mitsubishi created a robot fish. The intention was to create a robotic version of
an extinct species of fish. -
Sony released the first Aibo robotic dog.
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SDR was able to
recognize 10 different faces, expresses emotion through speech and body language, and can walk on flat as well as irregular surfaces -
iRobot Packbots searched through the rubble of the world Trade Center.
Subsequent versions of the Packbot robots are used in Afghanistan and Iraq. -
iRobot released the first generation of Roomba robotic vacuum cleaners.
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RobotShop Distribution Inc. was founded to provide today’s society with
domestic and professional robot technology that can help increase the pleasure,
knowledge liberty and security of individuals. -
As part of their mission to explore Mars, NASA launched twin robotic rovers
on June 10 and July 7, 2003 called Spirit and Sojourner. -
Cornell University created self-replicating robots.
