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HISTORY OF ROBOTICS Flashcards

1
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first period of innovation of robotics

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ancient and medieval periods

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second period of innovation of robotics

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renaissance to 19th century

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third period of innovation of robotics

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early 20th century

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fourth period of innovation of robotics

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mid-20th century to present

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inventor of Hero’s Aeolipile (Hero’s Engine)

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Heron Alexandrinus (Hero of Alexandria)

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Demonstrates basic principles of steam propulsion

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Hero’s Aeolipile (hero’s Engine)

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Aeolipile is named after ____

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Aeolus, the Greek God of Wind

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Treatise of Hero’s Aeolipile

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Pneumatics

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What is Pneumatics (dictionary term)

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study of air pressure

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Inventor of steam-powered cannon (330 BC)

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Archimedes

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What is Hydraulics (dictionary term)

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study of fluids in motions

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Inventor of water-filled metal sphere (250 BC)

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Ctesibius

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Said to be the invention that inspired Hero’s Aeolipile

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Water-filled metal sphere

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Inventor of the Book of Knowledge on Ingenious Mechanical Devices (BOKOIMD) in 1206

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Ismail Al-Jazari

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Inventor of the Elephant Clock

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Ismail Al-Jazari

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Inventor of Drink-Serving Device

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Ismail Al-Jazari

15
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Inventor of Crankshaft Mechanism

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Ismail Al-Jazari

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Inventor of Mechanical Knight (15th century)

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Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci

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Inventor of (pioneering work) Automota and Vaucanson’s Duck

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Jacques De Vaucanson

18
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Inventor of Jacquard Loom

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Joseph Marie Jacquard

19
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Co-founders of Unimation

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Joseph Engelberger and George Devol

20
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When was Unimation founded

20
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“father of Industrial Robotics”

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George Devol

21
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The 1st company dedicated to industrial robots

22
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Unimation was acquired by ___ in __

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Swiss Company ABB (Asea Brown Boveri), 1989

23
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First industrial robot

24
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Unimate was installed in a ____ in __

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General Motors plant, 1961

25
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Coined the word “robot”

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Karel Čapek

26
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“robot” is from the Czech word

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robota, meaning forced labor or drudgery

27
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“robota” is from __

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rabu, meaning serf or slave

28
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Creator of Rossum’s Universal Robots (R.U.R) in 1920

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Karel Čapek

29
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Inventor of the fictional concept, positronic brain

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Isaac Asimov

30
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Ceo of Hanson Robotics (2013)

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David Hanson

31
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Inventor of Sophia

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David Hanson

32
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United Nations Development Programme’s first Innovation Champion (November 2017)

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The first non-human to be given a United
Nations title

34
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When was Sophia activated

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February 14, 2016

ROBOTICS 9 Q1 PERIODICAL (2 decks)

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