The Old Turks
In 1770 a man named Wolfgang von Kempelen built a robot.
What’s that you say!? A robot!? In 1770!? Impossible!
Not true.
Robots, previously known as “automatons” have a long history. Going back at least to the 1400s and probably a good deal earlier if the clues and indications in ancient Egyptian sources are to be believed. They were trad…
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