Re: robotics
On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 04:31:28 +0000, Dan Hollands wrote:
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>> please tell me which activity was the first step in robotics?
>> thanks.
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> I vote for numerically controlled machine tools around 1960
Robbie from 'forbidden planet' predates that by at least 4 years... ;)
On a serious note (f#), I'd say the Jacquard loom.
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