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Explorations in the History of Machines and MechanismsRobots in History: Legends and Prototypes from Ancient Times to the Industrial Revolution

Explorations in the History of Machines and Mechanisms: Robots in History: Legends and Prototypes... [Even in ancient times the idea of “robots”, intended as artificial beings that could substitute real individuals to carry out heavy and repetitive tasks, flourished and led to the birth of many legends. In addition, several ingenious inventors, belonging to different epochs and civilizations, designed and built prototypes of what we can define “robots”. In this paper, we sketch a brief history of Robotics throughout the centuries, from ancient times to the Industrial Revolution (18th century), describing the most interesting legends and the most relevant examples of robot prototypes that were designed and/or built.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Explorations in the History of Machines and MechanismsRobots in History: Legends and Prototypes from Ancient Times to the Industrial Revolution

Part of the History of Mechanism and Machine Science Book Series (volume 32)
Editors: López-Cajún, Carlos; Ceccarelli, Marco
Gasparetto, A.
Explorations in the History of Machines and Mechanisms — Apr 16, 2016
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
ISBN
978-3-319-31182-1
Pages
39 –49
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-31184-5_5
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Abstract

[Even in ancient times the idea of “robots”, intended as artificial beings that could substitute real individuals to carry out heavy and repetitive tasks, flourished and led to the birth of many legends. In addition, several ingenious inventors, belonging to different epochs and civilizations, designed and built prototypes of what we can define “robots”. In this paper, we sketch a brief history of Robotics throughout the centuries, from ancient times to the Industrial Revolution (18th century), describing the most interesting legends and the most relevant examples of robot prototypes that were designed and/or built.]

Published: Apr 16, 2016

Keywords: Robotics; Automata; History; Prototypes; Legends

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