Robot servants: a brief history Bashny.Net

The first step h4> One of the first steps towards roboslug was Shakey, created at Stanford. The task was to create a robot with artificial intelligence, the ability to learn and explore the world on their own. Robot equipped with a large number of sensors, allowing you to see and feel the objects around. The project combined the achievements in the field of robotics, visual object recognition and speech recognition. In fact, he was the first robot capable of reasoning.









One of the "followers» Shakey - robot Flakey.

Ahead of the planet h4> In 1966, the USSR Boris Grishin, college teacher from Kaluga, introduced Automatic electronic Secretary . This multi-functional robot answering calls, welcomed the guests and gave pouring drinks, moved around the apartment and watched the temperature in it ... close to the ideal.

Lawnmower h4> Long before Roomba and a lot of other robotic vacuum cleaners was MowBot. This machine has an automatic battery powered and can on a single charge tidy 7,000 square feet of grass. It was not so smart - she could only change direction in a given perimeter. But it's been 1969.

But is not he! H4> Robot Arok was not at all self-contained - they ran his creator, Ben soon. However, the robot filed drinks, walking their dogs and take out the garbage. Robot husband some turns. This robot was developed in 1975.

Once went to a booze h4> Purpose Drink Caddy 1 - deliver drinks to guests. Managed remotely. The next version, DC2 , had already AV system in the body and the camera. One of the first buyers of this thing - Хью Hefner , talks about статья The New York Times from 1982 .



DC-2.

Adult toys h4> In the eighties it was created a lot of small robots. One of them - Omnibot 2000, released in 1984. The robot can be controlled remotely, but it also could be programmed, for example, pouring drinks. Recording on magnetic tape.

Robot in the house! H4> If you have at the end of the 1980s and early 1990s were the extra 8000 dollars and you did not live in the USSR, then you could afford such R2D2 robot. Robot growth of 86 helped with homework. Brain SynPet Newton was 16-bit microcomputer.

Honda h4> Among the most famous humanoid robot Asimo can be called from the corporation Honda. The first version was introduced in 2000. Name of the robot - short for Advanced Step in Innovative MObility. His height - 130 cm, weight - around 50 kg.



In 2014, in April introduced a new version of Asimo.

Vacuum cleaners come h4> The first robot vacuum cleaner from the Roomba appeared in 2002. He is self-contained - just goes around the apartment and removed.

Nothing interesting. Just a cat dressed as a shark pursuing duckling.

Digging up dirt h4> Personal Robot 2 by Willow Garage can be a great employee in the laundry room.

Assistant h4> The company PAL Robotics from Barcelona develops robots for service since 2004. In 2012 they released their first commercial robot - REEM-A. It can not only carry suitcases, but also to be a hub for telepresence and information kiosk.



REEM-C decided to reward their feet.

More Kavaja! H4> While US robots frankly scare , in Japan make cute creatures like Pepper. He can read emotions and respond accordingly in the conversation.

Oh, the early bird protection h4> robot guard from start Knightscope weighs 135 kg and his height - about one and a half meters. He can report violations of the perimeter using WiFi or mobile communications. That's only weapon he has not.

Chief Advisor h4> Home robot JIBO gathered on Indiegogo 2,287,609 dollars instead of hundreds of thousands that were needed, becoming one of the ten most popular startups Indiegogo. His mission - to talk with people who remind utility to do a photo and give advice.



Sources of inspiration:
TheOldRobots.com
Engadget.com
Wikipedia.org robots take over the world?