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How One Japanese Professor Accidentally Kickstarted the Robot Revolution

Mar 13, 2025

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5 min read

How One Japanese Professor Accidentally Kickstarted the Robot Revolution

The story of SCARA robots, from a music box factory to dominating modern manufacturing.

Jacek Smoluch

History

2.1m of live steel... and on top of that it smoked like a dragon!

Mar 6, 2025

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4 min read

2.1m of live steel... and on top of that it smoked like a dragon!

A 7-foot-tall robot in 1932? Meet Alpha, the mechanical giant that stunned crowds, puffed smoke, and sparked early dreams of humanoid robotics.

Jacek Smoluch

History

Feb 27, 2025

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3 min read

And Here’s Where It All Begins

The birth of industrial robotics: How two guys in 1959 built Unimate, a 4,000-pound machine that revolutionized manufacturing forever.

Jacek Smoluch

History

What Turtles, 1940s Science, and Your Toaster Have in Common

Feb 13, 2025

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3 min read

What Turtles, 1940s Science, and Your Toaster Have in Common

From 1940s robot turtles to modern AI - discover how simplicity sparked a tech revolution that still inspires today.

Jacek Smoluch

History

Cygan: The 1957 Robot That Became a Tech Icon

Feb 6, 2025

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5 min read

Cygan: The 1957 Robot That Became a Tech Icon

Meet Cygan, the 2.5-meter-tall, 1,000-kg robot from 1957 that wowed crowds, danced with models, and proved that even robots can have a second act.

Jacek Smoluch

History

Meet Shakey: The Clumsy Robot That Accidentally Invented the Future

Jan 30, 2025

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6 min read

Meet Shakey: The Clumsy Robot That Accidentally Invented the Future

Discover how Shakey, the shaky robot from the '60s, became the unlikely pioneer of AI, self-driving cars, and modern robotics. A wobbly start that changed everything.

Jacek Smoluch

History

Meet Kismet: The Robot That Gets You Better Than Your Ex Did

Jan 23, 2025

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4 min read

Meet Kismet: The Robot That Gets You Better Than Your Ex Did

Kismet, MIT's social robot, explores human-robot interaction - emotions and learning - pioneering a new era of empathetic AI and robotics.

Jacek Smoluch

History

Czech Mastery: Kofola, Beer, and... the Word "Robot"!

Jan 16, 2025

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3 min read

Czech Mastery: Kofola, Beer, and... the Word "Robot"!

Did you know that 'Robot' comes from Czech? Take a while and learn about it!

Jacek Smoluch

News

Oct 14, 2024

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4 min read

#07 Tesla We, Robot

What have we actually seen and what can we learn from it ?

Jacek Smoluch

News

#06 Robots on the Rise: From Ladder-Climbing to Guitar Playing

Oct 7, 2024

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5 min read

#06 Robots on the Rise: From Ladder-Climbing to Guitar Playing

Explore groundbreaking robots from ANYmal to Georgia Tech's guitar-playing bot, pushing the boundaries of automation and creativity.

Jacek Smoluch

News

#05 Say Goodbye to Old-School Robot Hands

Sep 30, 2024

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8 min read

#05 Say Goodbye to Old-School Robot Hands

Discover how the latest advancements in robotics, from EPFL's groundbreaking robot grippers to modular robots like NeoDavid and Pudu D7, are revolutionizing automation and dexterity beyond human capabilities.

Jacek Smoluch

News

#04 No more problem with tying the laces!

Sep 23, 2024

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8 min read

#04 No more problem with tying the laces!

Robot will do it for you!

Jacek Smoluch

History

How One Japanese Professor Accidentally Kickstarted the Robot Revolution

2.1m of live steel... and on top of that it smoked like a dragon!

And Here’s Where It All Begins

What Turtles, 1940s Science, and Your Toaster Have in Common

Cygan: The 1957 Robot That Became a Tech Icon

Meet Shakey: The Clumsy Robot That Accidentally Invented the Future

Meet Kismet: The Robot That Gets You Better Than Your Ex Did

Czech Mastery: Kofola, Beer, and... the Word "Robot"!

#07 Tesla We, Robot

#06 Robots on the Rise: From Ladder-Climbing to Guitar Playing

#05 Say Goodbye to Old-School Robot Hands

#04 No more problem with tying the laces!

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