58008@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21日前TIL vending machines were invented in the 1st century AD, and accepted coins in exchange for wine or holy wateren.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1347arrow-down12
arrow-up1345arrow-down1external-linkTIL vending machines were invented in the 1st century AD, and accepted coins in exchange for wine or holy wateren.wikipedia.org58008@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21日前message-square26fedilink
minus-squareNurse_Robot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·21日前That’s pretty fucking incredible
minus-squareTachyonTele@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·21日前Greeks created programmable robots, powered by string.
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·21日前They beat Ada Lovelace? Citation needed.
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·edit-220日前Its the same inventor as this machine, referred to as the Hero of Alexandria. Largely they were complex theater puppets. Coincidentally I ran into it reading up on automata in mythology today. I’ll add my favorite bit of ancient technology here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19日前Lmfao I probably should know that thank you
minus-squarehkffepdsedzcfpjdxk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20日前I’m guessing you’re a Click spring fan too?
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·20日前Plot twist: Lovelace has that name because she was another rope-powered robot!
That’s pretty fucking incredible
Greeks created programmable robots, powered by string.
They beat Ada Lovelace? Citation needed.
Its the same inventor as this machine, referred to as the Hero of Alexandria. Largely they were complex theater puppets.
Coincidentally I ran into it reading up on automata in mythology today.
I’ll add my favorite bit of ancient technology here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
His name is Hero
Hiro Protagonist, presumably.
Lmfao I probably should know that thank you
Heros are delicious
I’m guessing you’re a Click spring fan too?
Plot twist: Lovelace has that name because she was another rope-powered robot!