<div class=pull-right> [](https://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/249954-superb-historical-robots/fulltext) </div> <h6><sup>( January 19, 2021; Communications of the ACM )</sup></h6> <blockquote> Robots of all kinds are in widespread use today. They are often humanoid machines. However, the definition of a robot is unclear, as is the distinction from automata. Already Heron of Alexandria (1st century) created such devices. Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) also designed a wealth of drawings of sophisticated objects, see Leonardo da Vinci's Robot Lion and Leonardo's Self-driving Car. There were also fake automatons, e.g. the chess-playing Turk by Wolfgang von Kempelen (1770).<br> In the 18th century, automaton figures experienced their heyday. Some of these creations are still fully functional and are regularly demonstrated... </blockquote> Read the rest from <i>Communications of the ACM</i>: [Superb Historical Robots](https://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/249954-superb-historical-robots/fulltext)
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