The Robots Hall of Fame

1. The Robots Hall of Fame

2. 2003

3. Fictional

4. HAL 9000 - computer system from 2001: A Space Odyssey • HAL is an artificial intelligence, the sentient on-board computer of the spaceship Discovery. HAL is usually represented only as his television camera "eyes" that can be seen throughout the Discovery spaceship. HAL is depicted as being capable not only of speech recognition, facial recognition, and natural language processing, but also lip reading, art appreciation, interpreting emotions, expressing emotions, reasoning, and, of course, chess, in addition to maintaining all systems on an interplanetary voyage.

5. R2-D2 - robot from Star Wars • R2-D2 (called R2, or "Artoo" for short), is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. R2 is one of the only four characters - the others being Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and droid companion C-3PO - to appear in all six Star Wars films.

6. Real

7. Sojourner - the rover that explored Mars in 1997 as part of the Mars Pathfinder mission. • The Sojourner rover was the first space exploration rover to successfully reach another planet. Sojourner landed on Mars as part of the Mars Pathfinder mission on July 4, 1997

8. Unimate - the first industrial robot, which worked on a General Motors assembly line in 1961 • Unimate was the first industrial robot,[1] which worked on a General Motors assembly line in New Jersey, in 1961.[2][3] It was created by George Devol in the 1950s using his original patents. Devol, together with Joseph F. Engelberger started Unimation, the world's first robot manufacturing company.[4]

9. 2004

10. Fictional

11. Astro Boy - robot from Astro Boy • Created by Doctor Tenma, Astro Boy was meant to be a replacement for his deceased son: Tobio. However, because Astro was not able to grow and age like a normal human child, Doctor Tenma abandoned him to a Robot Circus led by the cruel Ham Egg. At the circus, Astro was found by Professor Ochanomizu and adopted. Professor Ochanomizu gave Astro a family with a robotic mother, father, sister (Uran), and brother (Cobalt). As head of the Ministry of Science, Professor Ochanomizu often calls on Astro to help resolve situations involving humans, robots, and on occasion, extraterrestrials.

12. C-3PO - robot from Star Wars • C-3PO is a protocol droid designed to serve humans, and boasts that he is fluent "in over six million forms of communication." C-3PO is generally seen with his long-time counterpart, R2-D2, a small, quirky astromech droid. Threepio's main function as a protocol droid is to assist with etiquette, customs, and translation so that meetings of different cultures run smoothly. In his time, C-3PO loyally served over forty masters. He hated adventure and space travel, as they often resulted in him coming out on the wrong end of a fight, losing parts, and having them reattached, sometimes incorrectly. Together with his fellow droid R2, Threepio played a vital and pivotal role in the Galaxy's history, however lowly he thought of himself.

13. Robby the Robot - robot from Forbidden Planet • Robby the Robot" was a 7 foot, 2 inch tall mechanical suit designed for an actor to wear, to play the part of a robot. It was originally designed for the 1956 MGM movie Forbidden Planet, and quickly became a science fiction movie and television icon.

14. Real

15. ASIMO - a humanoid robot created by Honda • ASIMO (アシモ, ashimo?) is a humanoid robot created by Honda Motor Company. Standing at 130 centimeters (4 feet 3 inches) and weighing 54 kilograms (119 pounds), the robot resembles a small astronaut wearing a backpack and can walk or run on two feet at speeds up to 6 km/h (3.7 mph).Officially, the name is an acronym for "Advanced Step in Innovative MObility"

16. Shakey the Robot - the first mobile robot to be able to reason its own actions • Shakey the Robot was the first mobile robot to be able to reason about its own actions. Shakey combined research in robotics, computer vision, and natural language processing.

17. 2006

18. Fictional

19. Maria - robot from Metropolis • David - android-kid from A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)

20. Gort - robot from The Day the Earth Stood Still • Gort is a fictional robot in the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still, played by 7'7" tall actor Lock Martin. He is famous in part due to the phrase "Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!" from that movie, a favorite bit of trivia for film buffs. This phrase has subsequently been used in many movies, games, and other works of popular culture. The Gort suit was designed and built by Addison Hehr.

21. Real

22. AIBO, Sony’s cyber-dog • AIBO (Artificial Intelligence roBOt, homonymous with "companion" in Japanese) was one of several types of robotic pets designed and manufactured by Sony; there have been several different models since their introduction in 1999. Able to walk, "see" its environment via camera, and recognize spoken commands, they are considered to be autonomous robots, since they are able to learn and mature based on external stimuli from their owner or environment, or from other AIBOs

23. Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm (SCARA) • The SCARA acronym stands for Selective Compliant Assembly Robot Arm or Selective Compliant Articulated Robot Arm. • In general, traditional SCARAs are 4-axis robot arms, i.e., they can move to any X-Y-Z coordinate within their work envelope. There is a fourth axis of motion which is the wrist rotate

24. 2007

25. Fictional

26. Lieutenant Commander Data, android from Star Trek: The Next Generation • Data is a sentient artificial lifeform designed to resemble a caucasian human. His positronic brain allows him impressive computational capabilities.[3] However, he has ongoing difficulties understanding various aspects of human behavior[4], and is unable to feel emotions or understand certain human idiosyncrasies.

27. Real

28. Lego Mindstorms NXT • Lego Mindstorms NXT is a programmable robotics kit released by Lego in late July 2006.[1] It replaces the first-generation Lego Mindstorms kit, which was called the Robotics Invention System. • Navlab

29. Source • Wikipedia.org