2000 ⟶ Cynthia Breazeal Publishes Dissertation on Sociable Machines (Kismet)

Cynthia Breazeal at MIT publishes her dissertation on Sociab...
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🤖 MIT Cog Project Launches

Rodney Brooks, Lynn Andrea Stein and Cynthia Breazeal started the widely publicized MIT Cog project with numerous collaborators, in an attempt to build a Humanoid robot child in just five years.⟶
MIT Cog Project Launches (1993)
RoboticsHumanoid RobotsMITCognitive Science1990sRodney Brooks
United StatesUnited States

🐶 Sony Introduces the AIBO Robot

Sony introduces an improved domestic robot similar to a Furby, the AIBO becomes one of the first artificially intelligent "pets" that is also autonomous.⟶
Sony Introduces the AIBO Robot (1999)
RoboticsAIBOArtificial IntelligenceAutonomous SystemsEntertainmentConsumer ElectronicsHuman-Robot InteractionSony
JapanJapan

🙂 Cynthia Breazeal Publishes Dissertation on Sociable Machines (Kismet)

Cynthia Breazeal at MIT publishes her dissertation on Sociable machines, describing Kismet (robot), with a face that expresses emotions.⟶
Cynthia Breazeal Publishes Dissertation on Sociable Machines (Kismet) (2000)
RoboticsHuman-Robot InteractionKismetCynthia BreazealSociable RobotsMITArtificial IntelligenceEmotion Recognition
United StatesUnited States

🧸 Commercial Availability of Interactive Robopets

Interactive robopets ("smart toys") become commercially available, realizing the vision of the 18th century novelty toy makers.⟶
Commercial Availability of Interactive Robopets (2000)
RoboticsSmart ToysArtificial IntelligenceConsumer ProductsHuman-Robot InteractionEntertainment

🚶 Honda's ASIMO Robot Walks and Delivers

Honda's ASIMO robot, an artificially intelligent humanoid robot, is able to walk as fast as a human, delivering trays to customers in restaurant settings.⟶
Honda's ASIMO Robot Walks and Delivers (2005)
RoboticsASIMOHumanoid RobotHondaArtificial IntelligenceHuman-Robot InteractionService Robotics
JapanJapan