Robotics

While the study of robotics began approximately in the 1900's, current technological stances on the matter all attribute modern robotic advancements to the intellectual boom directly after breakthroughs in genetic engineering in 2155. Since then, corporate funding stemming from the Earth Exodus of 2125 has led to many significant breakthroughs in the field.

Timeline

 * 1964: IBM releases the first mass-produced computer.
 * 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey is released in theaters.
 * 1969: Humans land on the moon for the first time.
 * 1986: Honda funds a project to create a robotic humanoid.
 * 1994: Carnegie Universities creates and deploys a robot to collect volcanic material.
 * 1999: Sony releases the first version of a robotic dog.
 * 2000: Honda debuts ASIMO, the next generation of humanoid robots.
 * 2008: The ROOMBA officially sells 2.5 million units.
 * 2018: The United States deploys the first line of A.I. controlled robotic combatants.
 * 2024: Private researchers at [REDACTED] University create the first primitive sentience in a synthetic construct.
 * 2030: Self-replicating nanites are deployed in a human subject to remove cancerous tumors in a undisclosed Swedish facility.
 * 2030: The research of nanotechnology is internationally banned after a disaster detailed in the report SWD-411-P1.
 * 2055: Ukraine is renderred uninhabitable after seven nuclear warheads are simultaneously detonated by a malfunctioning A.I.
 * 2057: Italy and surrounding countries are similarly destroyed via multiple nuclear warheads detonated by malfunctioning A.I.
 * 2060: Europe becomes the first to officially ban artifical intelligence usage after a unanimous vote at The Hague, Netherlands.
 * 2080-2120: Period referred to as the 'Dark 40'. All history during this time has been lost due to unknown causes.
 * 2125: Faster Than Light Travel Engine (FTLTE) is invented, and Earth is abandoned in favor of space colonization.