Difference between revisions of "Talk:Timeline of robotics"

From Timelines
Jump to: navigation, search
Line 50: Line 50:
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
| 1996 || || || {{w|Halfmann Teleskoptechnik}} || {{w|Germany}}
 
| 1996 || || || {{w|Halfmann Teleskoptechnik}} || {{w|Germany}}
 +
|-
 +
| 1997 || || || {{w|Dinamation}} is founded. It focuses its activity in the field of automation of industrial handling and assembly processes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dinamation |url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/dinamation#section-overview |website=crunchbase.com |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Spain}}
 +
|-
 +
| 1997 || || || {{w|Robotics Design Inc}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Robotics Design Inc. |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/robotics-design-inc-/ |website=linkedin.com |accessdate=4 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Canada}}
 +
|-
 +
| 1998 || || Competition || {{w|Botball}} ||
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1998 || || || {{w|Vecna Technologies}} is founded. It delivers automated material handling, hybrid fulfillment, and workflow optimization solutions featuring self-driving vehicles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vecna Technologies Inc |url=https://www.zoominfo.com/c/vecna-technologies-inc/53625091 |website=zoominfo.com |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref> ||
 
| 1998 || || || {{w|Vecna Technologies}} is founded. It delivers automated material handling, hybrid fulfillment, and workflow optimization solutions featuring self-driving vehicles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vecna Technologies Inc |url=https://www.zoominfo.com/c/vecna-technologies-inc/53625091 |website=zoominfo.com |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref> ||
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 1998 || || Competition || {{w|Botball}} ||
+
| 1998 || || || {{w|Ecovacs Robotics}}<ref>{{cite web |title=ECOVACS |url=https://www.ecovacs.com/pl/about-ecovacs/ |website=ecovacs.com |accessdate=27 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ecovacs Deebot robot vacuums |url=https://www.coolblue.nl/en/robot-vacuums/ecovacs |website=coolblue.nl |accessdate=27 February 2020}}</ref> || {{w|China}}
 +
|-
 +
| 1998 || || || robot-head.<ref name="Alexa is Stealing"/> ||
 +
|-
 +
| 1999 || || || {{w|Fastbrick Robotics}}<ref>{{cite web |title=FBR Limited |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/FBR.AX/ |website=finance.yahoo.com |accessdate=4 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Australia}}
 +
|-
 +
| 2000 || April 30 || || {{w|Siasun Robotics}} is founded. It is one of the largest {{w|robotics}} manufacturers in {{w|China}}.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sullivan |first=Lawrence R. |year=2017 |title=Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Economy |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |page=307 |isbn=9781538108543}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Siasun Robot & Automation Co. Ltd. |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/300024?countrycode=cn |website=marketwatch.com |accessdate=4 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|China}}
 +
|-
 +
| 2001 || || || {{w|Universal Robotics}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Universal Logic |url=https://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/robotic-company/directory/listings/universal-logic/ |website=roboticsbusinessreview.com |accessdate=4 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
 +
|-
 +
| 2001 || || || {{w|Energid Technologies}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Energid |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/energid-technologies/ |website=linkedin.com |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
 +
|-
 +
| 2001 || || || {{w|Perrone Robotics}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Perrone Robotics |url=https://www.oracle.com/ca-en/corporate/features/java-perrone-robotics/ |website=oracle.com |accessdate=4 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
 +
|-
 +
| 2002 || || || {{w|Robotnik Automation}}<ref>{{cite web |title=MOBILE SERVICE ROBOTICS |url=https://www.robotnik.eu/company/ |website=robotnik.eu |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Robotnik |url=http://echord.eu/essential_grid/robotnik/index.php.html |website=echord.eu/ |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Spain}}
 +
|-
 +
| 2002 || || || {{w|Active Robots}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Active Robots |url=https://www.active-robots.com/ |website=active-robots.com |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Active Robots |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/active-robots/ |website=linkedin.com |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
 +
|-
 +
| 2003 || || || {{w|Amazon Robotics}} is founded.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amazon Robotics (Kiva Systems) |url=https://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/robotic-company/directory/listings/amazon-robotics/ |website=roboticsbusinessreview.com |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Amazon Robotics |url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/amazon-robotics |website=crunchbase.com |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
 +
|-
 +
| 2003 || September 29 || || {{w|Nabtesco}} is founded. It produces industrial robot parts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nabtesco Corporation |url=https://www.nabtesco.com/en/company/profile.html |website=nabtesco.com |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Japan}}
 +
|-
 +
| 2004 || June 24 || || {{w|Japanese robotics}} company {{w|Cyberdyne Inc.}} is founded.<ref>{{cite web |title=CYBERDYNE |url=https://www.cyberdyne.jp/english/company/index.html |website=cyberdyne.jp |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Cyberdyne |url=https://www.globalrobotexpo.com/cyberdyne-inc/ |website=globalrobotexpo.com |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Japan}}
 +
|-
 +
| 2005 || || || {{w|TOPIO}} begins development by {{w|TOSY}}. || {{w|Vietnam}}
 +
|-
 +
| 2005 || || || {{w|Universal Robots}} is founded in {{w|Denmark}}. It manufactures small flexible industrial collaborative robot arms.<ref>{{cite web |title=Universal Robots |url=https://www.universal-robots.com/about-universal-robots/ |website=universal-robots.com |accessdate=4 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Denmark}}
 +
|-
 +
| 2005 || || || {{w|Ekso Bionics}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ekso Bionics(TM) Announces Launch of Ekso(TM) Labs |url=https://ir.eksobionics.com/press-releases/detail/64/ekso-bionicstm-announces-launch-of-eksotm-labs |website=ir.eksobionics.com |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ekso Bionics' exoskeleton gets paraplegics walking in the UK |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ekso-bionic-exoskeleton-being-tested-in-uk |website=wired.co.uk |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
 +
|-
 +
| 2005 || || || {{w|Neato Robotics}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Neato Introduces the Most Personalised Clean Yet with On-Demand Zone Cleaning for the Flagship Botvac D7™ Connected |url=https://www.neatorobotics.com/ic/press/on-demand-zone-cleaning-for-the-flagship-botvac-d7-connected-uk/ |website=neatorobotics.com |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Neato Robotics |url=https://www.glassdoor.com.ar/Descripci%C3%B3n-general/Trabajar-en-Neato-Robotics-EI_IE360490.12,26.htm?countryRedirect=true |website=glassdoor.com.ar |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
 +
|-
 +
| 2005 || || || {{w|OLogic}}<ref>{{cite web |title=OLogic, Inc. |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/ologic/ |website=linkedin.com |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
 +
|-
 +
| 2006 || January || || {{w|JTEKT}} is founded. Based in {{w|Osaka}}, it produces machine tools.<ref>{{cite web |title=JTEKT |url=https://www.jtekt.co.jp/e/ir/pdf/ar_2006.pdf |website=jtekt.co.jp |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=JTEKT |url=https://www.jtekt.com.cn/en/ |website=jtekt.com |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Japan}}
 +
|-
 +
| 2006 || Late year || || {{w|Willow Garage}} is founded to accelerate the development of non-military robotics and advance open source robotics software.<ref>{{cite web |title=Willow Garage History |url=http://www.willowgarage.com/pages/about-us/history |website=willowgarage.com |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2007 || || || {{w|VGo Communications}}<ref>{{cite web |title=VGo Communications |url=https://telepresencerobots.com/vgo-communications |website=telepresencerobots.com |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=VGo Communications  Read more at CB Insights: https://www.cbinsights.com/company/vgo-communications |url=https://www.cbinsights.com/company/vgo-communications |website=cbinsights.com |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
 
| 2007 || || || {{w|VGo Communications}}<ref>{{cite web |title=VGo Communications |url=https://telepresencerobots.com/vgo-communications |website=telepresencerobots.com |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=VGo Communications  Read more at CB Insights: https://www.cbinsights.com/company/vgo-communications |url=https://www.cbinsights.com/company/vgo-communications |website=cbinsights.com |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}

Revision as of 14:20, 29 May 2024

Time period Development summary More details
1956 "Squee, the electronic robot squirrel. The two phototubes or "eyes" are at the top of the steering post; the scoop which opens and closes, or "hands", is at the front."[1]
1959 John McCarthy and Marvin Minsky co-founded the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This marks a significant milestone in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) research.[1]
1963 John McCarthy departs from MIT to establish the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at Stanford University.[1]
1967 In 1967, Richard Greenblatt authored MacHack, a program designed to play chess. This program represented a significant milestone in artificial intelligence and computer gaming, showcasing early attempts to develop software capable of strategic decision-making and gameplay in complex scenarios like chess.[1]
1968 Stanley Kubrick adapted Arthur C. Clarke's novel "2001: A Space Odyssey" into a film. The movie depicted HAL, an onboard computer system that develops consciousness and autonomy, exploring themes of artificial intelligence and human-machine interaction. HAL's portrayal in the film raised questions about the ethics and implications of AI technology, influencing popular perceptions of AI and shaping discussions about its potential risks and benefits.[2]
1978 "Brooks Automation founded"[1]
1982 "Fanuc of Japan and General Motors form a joint venture: GM Fanuc. The new company is going to market robots in North America."[1]
1983 Adept is founded.[1] It provides industrial robots for automation applications.[3] United States
1984 "Joseph Engelberger starts Transition Robotics, later renamed Helpmates, to develop service robots."[1]
1985 ST Robotics is founded.[4] It designs and manufactures Cartesian robots and low-cost bench-top industrial robot arms.[5] United States
1986 "LEGO and the MIT Media Lab collaborate to bring the first LEGO based educational products to market."[1]
1986 "With Unimation license terminated, Kawasaki develops and produces its own line of electric robots."[1]
1989 "Computer Motion founded."[1]
1989 "Barrett Technology founded"[1]
1992 "Demaurex, Switzerland, sold its first Delta robot packaging application to Roland"[6]
1992 DOK-ING[7] Croatia
1992 Boston Dynamics[8] United States
1993 "Sensable Technologies founded."[1]
1995 Robomow is founded in Israel. It manufactures robotic lawn mowers.[9] Israel
1995 ActivMedia Robotics is founded. Later known as MobileRobots Inc, then sold to Adept and renamed "Adept Mobilerobots" it designs and manufactures autonomous robots, commercial service robots, robot software and navigation systems for robot developers and manufacturers.[10] The company is now owned by Omron Automation. [11][12] United States
1995 Automatika[13][14] United States
1995 Intuitive Surgical[15] United States
1995 Lynxmotion is founded as a manufacturer of robot kits.[16][17] United States
1996 Halfmann Teleskoptechnik Germany
1997 Dinamation is founded. It focuses its activity in the field of automation of industrial handling and assembly processes.[18] Spain
1997 Robotics Design Inc[19] Canada
1998 Competition Botball
1998 Vecna Technologies is founded. It delivers automated material handling, hybrid fulfillment, and workflow optimization solutions featuring self-driving vehicles.[20]
1998 Ecovacs Robotics[21][22] China
1998 robot-head.[23]
1999 Fastbrick Robotics[24] Australia
2000 April 30 Siasun Robotics is founded. It is one of the largest robotics manufacturers in China.[25][26] China
2001 Universal Robotics[27] United States
2001 Energid Technologies[28] United States
2001 Perrone Robotics[29] United States
2002 Robotnik Automation[30][31] Spain
2002 Active Robots[32][33] United Kingdom
2003 Amazon Robotics is founded.[34][35] United States
2003 September 29 Nabtesco is founded. It produces industrial robot parts.[36] Japan
2004 June 24 Japanese robotics company Cyberdyne Inc. is founded.[37][38] Japan
2005 TOPIO begins development by TOSY. Vietnam
2005 Universal Robots is founded in Denmark. It manufactures small flexible industrial collaborative robot arms.[39] Denmark
2005 Ekso Bionics[40][41] United States
2005 Neato Robotics[42][43] United States
2005 OLogic[44] United States
2006 January JTEKT is founded. Based in Osaka, it produces machine tools.[45][46] Japan
2006 Late year Willow Garage is founded to accelerate the development of non-military robotics and advance open source robotics software.[47] United States
2007 VGo Communications[48][49] United States
2008 Robai Corporation is founded. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it develops lightweight robotic systems.[50] United States
2009 3D Robotics is founded. It operates drone technology.[51] United States
2010 Turing Robot[52] China
2010 Sphero[53][54] United States
2011 Double Robotics[55][56] United States
2011 September Formlabs[57] United States
2012 Sastra Robotics[58] India
2012 Wonder Workshop[59][60] United States
2012 Redwood Robotics[61] United States
2013 Hanson Robotics[62][63] United States
2013 September 1 Lily Robotics is founded. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area it produces flying cameras.[64][65] United States
2013 Dash Robotics, Inc is founded. It develops app-controlled robots.[66][67] United States
  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named thocp.net
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named The_History_of_Roboticss
  3. ↑ "Adept Robotics | ONExia Inc.". onexia.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022. 
  4. ↑ "ST Robotics". strobotics.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020. 
  5. ↑ "ST Robotics". Cambridge Online. Retrieved 17 March 2022. 
  6. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Robot_Historys
  7. ↑ "DOK-ING". army-guide.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  8. ↑ "From BigDog to SpotMini: Tracing the evolution of Boston Dynamics robo-dogs". digitaltrends.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020. 
  9. ↑ "Robomow". emowersdirect.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020. 
  10. ↑ "Robots Move into Corporate Roles". IDG Enterprise (10 October 2005). Computerworld. IDG Enterprise. pp. 26–. ISSN 0010-4841. 
  11. ↑ http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.omron_adept_mobile_robots.488d25ef6532b752.html?aka_re=1
  12. ↑ Computerworld 10 Oct 2005. 
  13. ↑ Certain Electric Robots and Components Thereof, Inv. 337-TA-530. 
  14. ↑ BoogarLists.  Text " Directory of Electronics Technologies " ignored (help)
  15. ↑ "About Intuitive". intuitive.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  16. ↑ "Lynxmotion". lynxmotion.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  17. ↑ "RobotShop Acquires Lynxmotion, A Leading Manufacturer Of Educational Robot Kits". roboticsbusinessreview.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  18. ↑ "Dinamation". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020. 
  19. ↑ "Robotics Design Inc.". linkedin.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020. 
  20. ↑ "Vecna Technologies Inc". zoominfo.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  21. ↑ "ECOVACS". ecovacs.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020. 
  22. ↑ "Ecovacs Deebot robot vacuums". coolblue.nl. Retrieved 27 February 2020. 
  23. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Alexa_is_Stealing
  24. ↑ "FBR Limited". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020. 
  25. ↑ Sullivan, Lawrence R. (2017). Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Economy. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 307. ISBN 9781538108543. 
  26. ↑ "Siasun Robot & Automation Co. Ltd.". marketwatch.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020. 
  27. ↑ "Universal Logic". roboticsbusinessreview.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020. 
  28. ↑ "Energid". linkedin.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  29. ↑ "Perrone Robotics". oracle.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020. 
  30. ↑ "MOBILE SERVICE ROBOTICS". robotnik.eu. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 
  31. ↑ "Robotnik". echord.eu/. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 
  32. ↑ "Active Robots". active-robots.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 
  33. ↑ "Active Robots". linkedin.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 
  34. ↑ "Amazon Robotics (Kiva Systems)". roboticsbusinessreview.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020. 
  35. ↑ "Amazon Robotics". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020. 
  36. ↑ "Nabtesco Corporation". nabtesco.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  37. ↑ "CYBERDYNE". cyberdyne.jp. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 
  38. ↑ "Cyberdyne". globalrobotexpo.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 
  39. ↑ "Universal Robots". universal-robots.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020. 
  40. ↑ "Ekso Bionics(TM) Announces Launch of Ekso(TM) Labs". ir.eksobionics.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  41. ↑ "Ekso Bionics' exoskeleton gets paraplegics walking in the UK". wired.co.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  42. ↑ "Neato Introduces the Most Personalised Clean Yet with On-Demand Zone Cleaning for the Flagship Botvac D7™ Connected". neatorobotics.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  43. ↑ "Neato Robotics". glassdoor.com.ar. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  44. ↑ "OLogic, Inc.". linkedin.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  45. ↑ "JTEKT" (PDF). jtekt.co.jp. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  46. ↑ "JTEKT". jtekt.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  47. ↑ "Willow Garage History". willowgarage.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  48. ↑ "VGo Communications". telepresencerobots.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 
  49. ↑ "VGo Communications Read more at CB Insights: https://www.cbinsights.com/company/vgo-communications". cbinsights.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020.  External link in |title= (help)
  50. ↑ "Robai". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 28 February 2020. 
  51. ↑ "3D Robotics". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020. 
  52. ↑ "Turing Robot". cbinsights.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  53. ↑ "Meet the Robotic Toys that got Sphero Rolling into Classrooms". hexnub.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 
  54. ↑ "Sphero spinoff Misty Robotics gets $11.5 million to create a mainstream robot for the home". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 
  55. ↑ "7 Things about Double Robotics" (PDF). gvsu.edu. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  56. ↑ "Telepresence Robots Are the Future of Remote Work – An Interview With Double Robotics". hackernoon.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  57. ↑ Planchard, David. Official Guide to Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate Exams: CSWA, CSWA-SD, CSWSA-FEA, CSWA-AM (2017-2019). 
  58. ↑ "The Creator of Sastra Robotics is Turning Sci-Fi Real". entrepreneur.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  59. ↑ "Wonder Workshop". makewonder.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  60. ↑ "Wonder Workshop Cements Global STEM Product Industry Lead, Announces $20 Million Series B Financing Round". businesswire.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  61. ↑ Follett, Jonathan. Designing for Emerging Technologies: UX for Genomics, Robotics, and the Internet of Things. 
  62. ↑ "Hanson Robotics". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  63. ↑ "A journalist claims Jeffrey Epstein told him he funded a robot named Sophia". businessinsider.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020. 
  64. ↑ "Lily". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 
  65. ↑ "Lily Robotics". cbinsights.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 
  66. ↑ "Dash Robotics". linkedin.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 
  67. ↑ "Dash Robotics Raises $2.7 Million To Focus On Building Long-Term Partnerships With Major Toy And Entertainment Brands". prnewswire.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 
Retrieved from "http://timelines.issarice.com/index.php?title=Talk:Timeline_of_robotics&oldid=79965"