20 Classic Robots That Didn't Wind Up Taking Your Job
The robots have been coming for your jobs for a long time.
Published 7 months ago in Wow
A.I. is coming for your jobs!
We hear it all the time, but in reality it's nothing new. The robots have been coming for your jobs since the '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, and '00s.
Here are 20 robots that were gunning for your employment back in the day.
1
eti
A fancy interace.
2
GENUS
The personal helper at home.
3
Quadracon
The “almost human” multi-langual machine that even flew on airplanes as a passenger.
4
"Kludge"
An industrial helper.
5
Hubot
The TV robot.
6
Gemini
A program player.
7
“Mr Telebot”
A phoning robot.
8
The Dust Bug
A trash robot.
9
Sentry
“A robot on guard duty.”
10
Officer Mac
A police bot.
11
Officer Willi
Mac's little brother.
12
Genesis 1
Called "The First Thinking Person's Robot," it was made to… occasionally lift things?
13
Quester
A table helper. On the table.
14
Robart I, II, & III
Security robots for the Navy.
15
Hero 2000
A teaching robot.
16
Chess Playing
And much more.
17
Robot George
Winner of a robot beauty contest.
18
Android
A classic butler.
19
Ervo
Still less complicated than my printer.
20
OPD2
Of the Orlando Police Department.
