• Robotics is a technological field involving electronics and engineering for the purpose of developing machines to do some physical function. Robots are often developed to take the place of humans in hazardous environments or to do work more efficiently than humans are capable.TheTech: The History of Working Robotics

• 1. 1950s: Robots became possible with the invention of transistors and integrated circuitsTheTech: The History of Working Robotics
  2. First robot was a robotic arm called UnimateCBCnews: Evolving Robots
  3. It was developed by George Devol in 1954CBCnews: Evolving Robots
  4. The arm was later used at General MotorsCBCnews: Evolving Robots
  5. In 1997, Sojourner, a robot with six wheels was sent to Mars to collect images and environmental dataCBCnews: Evolving Robots
  6. In 2002, iRobot begins selling the Roomba vacuum robotCBCnews: Evolving Robots
  7. On May 4, 2007, the first robotic bypass surgery was performedCBCnews: Evolving Robots
  8. The United Nations estimated 862,000 industrial robots worldwide in 2003UNECE: The Boom in Robot Investment Continues
  9. They estimated 155,400 industrial robots in use in the United States for 2003UNECE: The Boom in Robot Investment Continues

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