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title: "How does the first robot look like?"  
description: "A brief explanation about the origin of robots and how they look in earliest version"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-25  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2992/how-does-the-first-robot-look-like  
category: "science and technology"  
tags: ["science", "robot", "technology", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How does the first robot look like?

![How does the first robot look like](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/720cdcbc-f72e-4fb0-9f58-070565869b3b/images/8de2277e-dc72-4c9c-9499-5121c08d5ba1.jpeg) ![How does the first robot look like](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/720cdcbc-f72e-4fb0-9f58-070565869b3b/images/40053bcf-0c86-4f93-88c1-ed24f8e97878.jpeg) Eric, W.H. Richards' 1928 earliest humanoid robot, was powered by a 12-volt battery and capable of walking, turning, and shaking its hands. ![How does the first robot look like](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/720cdcbc-f72e-4fb0-9f58-070565869b3b/images/8d4d570b-0bbe-46df-a192-6bd53bf4018a.jpeg) In 1939, Westinghouse Electric Corporation created the first 7 feet tall humanoid robot, Elektro, which weighed 265 pounds, capable of various tasks. ![How does the first robot look like](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/720cdcbc-f72e-4fb0-9f58-070565869b3b/images/38defa68-2028-41b1-bc38-0e3ef6279e60.jpeg) Elmer & Elsie, tortoise-shaped robots created by William Grey Walter in 1948, were capable of phototaxis, enabling them to navigate to a light source. ![How does the first robot look like](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/720cdcbc-f72e-4fb0-9f58-070565869b3b/images/1a7036e9-7d93-492e-8736-14b40bf7e1a8.jpeg) Unimate (1961) was the first industrial robot to be utilised in a manufacturing line, at General Motors, it was used to weld car bodywork. ![How does the first robot look like](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/720cdcbc-f72e-4fb0-9f58-070565869b3b/images/1279f0db-6908-41b1-9a01-b82d6000f39a.jpeg) Since the early days of Elektro and Eric, robotics have undergone significant evolution, with the potential for even more innovation in the future.

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