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Drebbel's temperature regulater
A regulator for a furnace -
Jacquard's automated loom using punched cards
Creates cards/paper. -
Charles Babbage invents his Analytical Engine
Regarded as many as the first computer, it has memory and program control capabilities. -
Electricity is starting to be supplied to US homes
Outlets are in most homes with plugs. -
Heinrich Hertz generates radio waves for the first time
Creates a radio. -
Henry Ford installs the world’s first moving conveyor belt
This was based assembly line in his car factory. A Model T can be assembled by people in 93 minutes. -
The transistor
A vital part of today's electronic systems, was invented -
The first electronic computer is built
First computer ever made. -
Devol's Programmable Robot 'arm'
A robotic arm -
Silicon solar cells with 6% efficiency made
This created faster electricity. -
The inertial navigation system
This system was invented which provides accurate information on the position of a body moving in space such as the aeroplane or spacecraft. -
Unimate- an industrial robot
Unimate lifted heavy objects and moved tools -
Carbon fibre is developed
This is twice as strong as the same weight of steel. It is used for high performance aircraft, spacecraft and sports equipment -
The integrated circuit is invented.
This allows computers to be made much smaller (microcomputers) -
UNISURF
A CAD/CAM system -
Lunokhod1
A rover sent to explore the moon -
Shakey, a mobile robot
The first multi-purpose mobile robot -
The Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
Looks through things in space -
The introduction of the PC
They were put to homes and offices and the development of software such as design packages. -
The first smartphone is invented
A mobile phone, that has no wires. -
Centibots
Teams of autonamous robots -
H.U.B.O
A prototype for another project
