Robots: they have been gripping us for decades. Over the years, the role of robots in our daily lives has become increasingly important. From the 1950s, the classic metal robot with simple movements and lights became very popular. These toy robots were inspired by the science fiction stories and films that emerged in the 1950s.
In addition to industrial robots, other robots appeared in the 1980s and 1990s. In addition to toy robots, robots could also increasingly be found at home, serving as household help or as a tool for children to learn through play.
From the 2000s, more and more robots were developed as support in healthcare or education. They have taken on more and more human traits and they are getting smarter. Using AI, having a conversation with a robot is already no longer peculiar.
Robots combined with AI will continue to evolve in the future and increasingly find a place in our daily lives. But before we start thinking about the future, the ‘Wonder Gallery’ takes us back in time and shows how robots have evolved over the past 70 years from simple toy robots to the smart robots with human traits today.
