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Posted on February 23rd, 2009
Andrey Mikhalchuk
AIBO (Artificial Intelligence roBOt, homonymous with “pal” in Japanese) was one of several types of robotic pets designed and manufactured by Sony; there have been several different models since their introduction in 1999. AIBO was discontinued in 2006.
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Posted on February 23rd, 2009
Andrey Mikhalchuk
The T-800 Terminator is a fictional character portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger — a cyborg, initially portrayed as a programmable assassin and military infiltration unit. “The Terminator” character first appeared in the 1984 movie of the same name, directed and co-written by James Cameron, and its sequels.
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Posted on February 23rd, 2009
Andrey Mikhalchuk
Skypee is a robotic toy made by Erector/Meccano. It contains a webcam, microphone and speakers. Controlled by computer locally or over the internet, the owner can move the robot to various locations within range of the local router, take pictures and video, listen to surroundings and make sounds through the microphone or through various built-in recordings.
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Posted on February 23rd, 2009
Andrey Mikhalchuk
Roboraptor is a robotic toy invented by Mark Tilden and distributed by Wow Wee Toys International. It is the successor to the RoboSapien robot and uses motion technology based on realistic biomechanics that give it fluid and natural movements.
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Posted on February 23rd, 2009
Andrey Mikhalchuk
Unimate was the first industrial robot, which worked on a General Motors assembly line in New Jersey, in 1961. It was created by George Devol in the 1950s using his original patents. Devol, together with Joseph Engelberger started Unimation, the world’s first robot manufacturing company.
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