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Robots, and the End of Humanity
Episode 94
Published 3 years, 10 months ago
Description
Robots have always fascinated and horrified humanity in equal measure. The prospect of a synthetic lifeform is at times exciting, but can quickly turn south. Luckily we've never gotten that far... or have we? This episode we will look at a selection of early robots, from the Mechanical Turk to Elektro. All have one thing in common: they run off smoke and mirrors.
Selected Sources:
Robots of Westinghouse by Scott Shaut - Best source on Elektro and his friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T35A3g_GvSg - See Elektro in action
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