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Robotics & Automation · Recorded milestone

Stanford Arm

Recorded year1969

Victor Scheinman's all-electric, computer-controlled six-axis arm becomes the template for modern robot arms, leading to the PUMA.

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Built on

Industrial robotRecorded · 1961enables
Time-sharingRecorded · 1961enables

Led to

First full-size humanoidRecorded · 1973enables
Microprocessor-driven robot armRecorded · 1974enables
Robot Operating SystemRecorded · 2010enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.