This page contains a timeline showing early and significant Maze Solving machines. The dates being the creation or announcement date of these machines.
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1933- Thomas Ross -Learning machine 
1935- Smith / Ross – Rat 
1937- Bradner Maze Runner
1950-Claude A. Shannon Maze-solver
1950- J.J. Coupling (John Pierce) 
1950-1 Ian P. Howard – Maze Solver
1951- "SNARC" – Marvin Minsky / Dean Edmonds
1952- Claude A. Shannon Maze "Theseus"
1952- R.A. Wallace Maze-solver
1953- Sutherland bros. / Berkeley – "Franken" – the mouse 
1954- J.A. Deutsch Maze-solver
1955-57- Gavrilova (Russian) Maze Solver 
1955- Harry Rudloe Electronic Mouse
1957- Zemanek / Eier Labyrinth & Maus
1957- Merritt "Gizzmo" Maze Solving Computer
1962- MELPAR Bionic Maze
1962- Curran Mechanical Maze with Memory 
1963- Cautela & Mikaelian – Cybernetic Machine
c1966- Meredith Thring's "Mechanical Rat" 
1970-3 – Johan de Boer – Maze Computer
1971 – Browne Maze Solver
1977 – "Maizie" the Robot
1978-79- Battelle's Micromice
1981- "Quester" – David Buckley