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This device, despite its simplicity, featured an advanced technological system. Mainly placed at the entrance to religious temples, it was used to purify visitors before entering the sacred precinct. They would insert a coin, and the machine would return a small amount of soap and water for washing and purification. -
This ingenious Chinese device indicated the direction in which the epicenter of an earthquake was located. -
Developed at the request of King Francis, this lion could walk autonomously, move its head and tail. It is said that the lion approached the king, who struck the mechanical lion with his whip, and at that moment the lion's chest opened up, revealing a fleur-de-lis, the emblem of the French monarchy. -
Mechanical duck capable of eating, flapping its wings and excreting. -
The artist, shaped like a child drawing on paper, moved his eyes as he drew, and could even blow to remove traces of graphite from the paper.
He could choose which drawing to make, in his "programming." -
Japanese mechanical toys that serve tea, shoot arrows, and paint. -
The first fictional automaton called a "robot" appears in R.U.R. -
Astounding Science Fiction magazine publishes "Vicious Circle," a science fiction story that unveils the three laws of robotics. -
First commercial robot, from the Unimation company founded by George Devol and Joseph Engelberger, based on a Devol patent. -
Brazo manipulador programable universal, un producto de Unimation. -
Humanoid robot capable of moving bipedally and interacting with people. -
Gynoid humanoid robot capable of recognizing, remembering faces and simulating expressions.