began around 1495 when Leonardo Da Vinci sketched the first plans for a humanoid robot , at the court of Milan.
Between 1700 and 1900 a number of life-sized robots were created including a famous mechanical duck made by Jacques de Vaucanson that could move its neck, flap its wings and even swallow food. By 1932 the first robotic toy was manufactured in Japan. The Lilliput was a wind-up toy that could walk. It was made from tinplate and was just 15cm tall. In the year of 1957 the Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the first artificial orbiting satellite. This marks the very beginning of the space exploration.
1986 the first lego based products were put on the market and Honda launches a project to build a walking human like robot. In 1999 Sony releases the first version of AIBO, a robotic dog with the ability to learn, entertain and interact with its owner. They continued to advance this product. 2008 the robotic vacuum was introduced and over 2.5 million vacuums were sold. Proving that there is a strong demand for robotic products.
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Sketches done by Leonardo de Vinci in 1495. Mechanical duck made by Jacques de Vaucanson around 1700 Hondas first humanoid robot Robotic dog the first robotic vacuum Roomba Industrial robots form an important part in the manufacturing backbone of the world , in the automotive sector but also quickly expanding to different sectors from food to electronics. Europe is one of the world leading places in industrial robotics with a share of more than 25 % of supply and usage, and is expected to grow about 6 % per year in the next 3 years. I think that robotics will continue to advance in both positive and negative ways. The robotic revolution will continue to expand and offer ways of making life easier, as it has since it began. I believe it is unpredictable where the revolution of robotics will be in the future but it will continue to develop. Robotics have served many purposes in the past for modern warfare, such as machine guns, tanks, and rc combat robots. In the future this will continue to advance. This has helped certain countries to win in battles against less developed places in the world. During World War II, the Germany army sent out an early demolition robot dubbed the Goliath. Also known as the beetle tank, this robotic device resembled a miniature tank. They used the Goliath to deliver 200 pounds of explosives to enemy tanks, infantry and buildings, according to the U.S. War Department.
Robotics was introduced in the science of medicine during the early 1980s, first in the field of urology. Robotic arms were introduced and used for medical operations. Robotics have become a big part of the job field and people are losing jobs because of it. Robots are used in the medical field in the form of surgery robots that help perform long surgeries, cyborg robotic limbs and nanotechnology, which are miniature robots inserted into the body for inspection. Explore robots' roles in the field of medicine with information from an electrical and computer engineering professor in this free video on robots.