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Coining the term "Robot"
The word "robot" was first thought up by a Czech playwright, novelist and journalist Karel Čapek, who introduced it in his 1920 hit play, R.U.R., or Rossum's Universal Robots. http://www.npr.org/2011/04/22/135634400/science-diction-the-origin-of-the-word-robot -
Eric the Robot
In 1928, W. H. Richards made one of the first humanoid robots and reveled it at the annual exhibition of the Model Engineers Society in London. The aluminum robot could move its hands and head via remote control. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotscrlybrkr=c4af6258#Humanoid_robots -
First Toy Robot
The first true robot toy was produced in Japan. The ‘Lilliput’ was a wind-up toy made from stamped steel in 1932. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/434738170249911669/?scrlybrkr=79adaf4c -
Turing Machine
Alan Turing presents an idealized computer, later called the Turing machine, capable of computing anything that is computable. The central concept of the modern computer was based on his ideas. http://www.livescience.com/20718-computer-history.html?scrlybrkr=bfad979c -
ENIAC
The world's first computer the ENIAC was invented by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly at the University of Pennsylvania and began construction in 1943 and was not completed until 1946 -
UNIMATE
Unimate was the first industrial robot, which worked on a General Motors assembly line at the Inland Fisher Guide Plant in Ewing Township, New Jersey, in 1961. http://www.robotics.org/joseph-engelberger/unimate.cfm -
Moon Landing
The United States use the latest in robot and computer technology to land on the moon. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html -
ARPANET
ARPANET was the network that became the basis for the Internet. Based on a concept first published in 1967, ARPANET was developed under the direction of the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4399541/ARPANET-establishes-1st-computer-to-computer-link--October-29--1969 -
First Wireless Network
In 1970, the University of Hawaii developed the first wireless network to wirelessly communicate data among the Hawaiian Islands. http://boundless.aerohive.com/technology/wi-fi-back-to-basics-a-history-of-wireless-standards.html -
Robotics at Carnegie Mellon
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Apple 1
The Apple Computer 1 was released by the Apple Computer Company (now Apple Inc.) in 1976. It was designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_I?scrlybrkr=c4af6258 -
Star Wars
Star Wars was a hit blockbuster that helped familiarize the world with robots. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars?scrlybrkr=c4af6258 -
Nintendo NES
The console was released on July 15, 1983 as the Family Computer (or Famicom for short) for ¥14,800 alongside three ports of Nintendo's successful arcade games Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. and Popeye. It later became the NES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System?scrlybrkr=c4af6258 -
Deep Blue
Deep Blue was a chess-playing computer developed by IBM. It beat chess world champion Garry Kasparov in a 199 match. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_(chess_computer)?scrlybrkr=c4af6258 -
Bluetooth
The patent application for Bluetooth was filed in September 1997 and lists Jaap C. Haartsen as inventor and Ericsson as assignee. http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2015/05/10/evolution-of-technology-bluetooth-the-once-and-future-king/id=57473/
