58008@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL vending machines were invented in the 1st century AD, and accepted coins in exchange for wine or holy wateren.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1362arrow-down13
arrow-up1359arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square26linkfedilink
minus-squareNurse_Robot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·2 days agoThat’s pretty fucking incredible
minus-squareTachyonTele@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 days agoGreeks created programmable robots, powered by string.
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoThey beat Ada Lovelace? Citation needed.
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 days agoIts 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-squaretoynbee@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 hours agoHiro Protagonist, presumably.
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 hours agoLmfao I probably should know that thank you
minus-squarehkffepdsedzcfpjdxk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoI’m guessing you’re a Click spring fan too?
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoPlot 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!