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Key Milestones
1921
The term “Robot” first appeared in the Czech playwright Karel Capek’s science fiction play “R.U.R.”
1959
The world’s first industrial robot “Unimate” was born
Weighed two tons, using magnetic drum program control
Repeat positioning accuracy: 0.001 inches
1961
Unimate was deployed at General Motors factory
Responsible for handling and stacking hot castings
1962
AMF company launched cylindrical coordinate robot “Versatran”
1967
Europe installed its first industrial robot
1969
Japan’s first industrial robot “Kawasaki-Unimate 2000”
Norway’s Trallfa launched the first commercial painting robot
1970s (Key Transition Period)
Year
Milestone
1974
ASEA IRB 6: World’s first all-electric, microprocessor-controlled robot
1978
SCARA robot born (Japan Makino)
1979
Motor-driven spot welding robot, electric servo became mainstream
1980s
Year
Milestone
1980
First machine vision-based industrial picking system
1984
AdeptOne SCARA robot (direct drive motor)
1988
HelpMate: First commercially available autonomous mobile robot
1990s
Year
Milestone
1999
Da Vinci surgical robot (Intuitive Surgical)
2002
Roomba vacuum cleaning robot entered households
2003
NASA launched “Spirit” and “Opportunity” Mars rovers
2005
Kiva warehouse robot system
2010s
Year
Milestone
2008
UR5 collaborative robot (Universal Robots)
2009
ROS open source robot operating system
2016
Atlas humanoid robot second generation, Spot quadruped robot
Core Technology Evolution
Drive technology: Hydraulic drive → Electric servo drive
Control technology: Magnetic drum control → Microprocessor → Computer control
Perception capability: Single sensor → Multi-sensor fusion
Intelligence: Teaching playback → Autonomous decision-making → AI perception
