Robotics – cyberneticzoo.com http://cyberneticzoo.com a history of cybernetic animals and early robots Sun, 28 Feb 2016 08:33:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 1991/2002 – Floorbotics Robotic Vacuum Cleaners – G. T. Duncan Ashworth (Australian) http://cyberneticzoo.com/early-service-robots/19912002-floorbotics-robotic-vacuum-cleaners-g-t-duncan-ashworth-australian/ Mon, 03 Mar 2014 13:33:47 +0000 http://cyberneticzoo.com/?p=8525 The FloorBot is a robotic floor cleaner for the home. It's designed to automatically clean the floor while you relax, get a little exercise, or just head off for work. Press the start button and the FloorBot cleans in logical laps while sensing and navigating any obstacles in the area. When the FloorBot has finished […]

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]]> 1954 – Programmed Article Transfer Patent – George C. Devol Jr. (American) http://cyberneticzoo.com/early-industrial-robots/1954-programmed-article-transfer-patent-george-c-devol-jr-american/ Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:47:43 +0000 http://cyberneticzoo.com/?p=8055 Programmed Article Transfer by George C. Devol Jr. See full patent details here. Patent number: 2988237 Filing date: Dec 10, 1954 Issue date: Jun 13, 1961 Joseph Engelberger on the left, George Devol Jr on the right – c1960 [Image credit: The Estate of George C. Devol] In the patent, Devol wrote, "the present invention makes available […]

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