Proliferation of Robotic Arms |
After the year 1980, the robot industry starts its rapid growth, with a new robot or company entering the market every month. Due to the vast variety of new robots introduced in the market during this period, we list only robots we think with significant breakthrough in technology, concepts or applications area. |
The beginning of Service Robots Era |
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1995 |
The first Loop-to-Snake reconfiguration robot. The robot started out as a loop, reconfigured into a snake, Went down some steps and into a hole. |
1996 |
Honda creates P2, the first major step in creating their ASIMO. P2 is the first self-regulating, bipedal humanoid robot. |
1997 |
NASA's PathFinder lands on Mars. It is a robotic rover that sends images and data about Mars back to Earth, while it roams the planet. |
1998 |
The first bionic arm called the Edinburg Modular Arm System (EMAS). |
1999 |
Sony releases the first Aibo electronic dog. |
2000 |
On July 11, 2000, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the da Vinci Surgical System, making it the first robotic system allowed to be used in American operating rooms. |
2001 |
MD Robotics of Canada builds the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS). It was successfully launched for the assembly of the International Space Station. |
2002 |
Honda creates the Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility (ASIMO), a personal assistant that recognizes its owner's face, voice, and name. |
AM Innovative Engine