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1963

The Rancho arm at Stanford

United States · Robotics

The six-jointed Rancho arm was created at the Rancho Los Amigos hospital in Downey, California, as an aid for people with disabilities. In 1963 Stanford University acquired it, and it became one of the first computer-controlled robotic arms. [1][2][3][4]

Sources

  1. Computer History Museum: Timeline 1963 – The Rancho Arm
  2. Computer History Museum: Rancho Arm (CHM Revolution)
  3. Moran, M. E.: Evolution of robotic arms (Journal of Robotic Surgery, PMC)
  4. ETHW: Oral-History: Victor Scheinman

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