Need a helping hand? Well look no further — the uArm is a desktop robot that can act as your personal assistant … kind of. As a smaller, sleeker version of the company’s original arm, the uArm Swift ...

As a child I always lusted after the Armatron robotic arm. Oh, the amazing things I would have done! I could have assembled miniature cars! Pinched my sister remotely! Gently squashed bugs to paste!

He may not be a household name like Henry Ford, but it's arguable that George Devol's (above, right) work was even more influential in shaping the modern manufacturing landscape. In 1961, roughly ...