Of automatons and robots – a history in pictures
The dream of robots assisting doctors and revolutionizing medicine is not new. On the contrary it goes back a long way and tells the story of a robot turtle, automats and speaking androids.
For 2,000 years we humans have wanted to build machines that look like us. For a long time, automatons were the best that contemporary engineers could produce. Humanoid robots did not emerge until 1970. Prior to that, they belonged to the world of science fiction.
Mademoiselle Claire
Robots in industry
Like a real animal
Use in anatomy
Robots are mortal too
Flexible fingers: In 2007, Juan Arredondo received the first bionic hand prosthesis with individually movable fingers. As electrodes also recorded the electrical signals from his arm muscles, he could even grip a tennis ball.
