2026 · Editorial
History of Robotics
A bilingual editorial chronicle — from Greek myth to embodied AI
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Overview
History of Robotics is an editorial site that treats the field as a continuous story rather than a list of products. The main chronicle walks through 81 milestones — from Greek automata and Edo-period karakuri puppets, through Unimate and SCARA, to ASIMO, Boston Dynamics' Atlas, and the current wave of general-purpose humanoids — each anchored to primary sources.
A companion Humanoid Edition focuses on the last fifty years of bipedal manipulation: WABOT-1, Honda P-series, ASIMO, HRP, Atlas, Digit, Optimus, Figure 01/02, GR-1, Apollo. Six-machine side-by-side comparisons surface specs, philosophy and inheritance lines between programs. English by default, Chinese one click away.
Highlights
- 81 milestones across eight eras (1500 BCE → 2026)
- Humanoid Edition — fifty years of bipedal robots
- Bilingual content (English ⇄ Chinese, one-click toggle)
- Every event anchored to a primary source
- Six-machine side-by-side humanoid comparison
- Hand-tuned editorial, not auto-generated