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240 year old programmable writing doll

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Santarii
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30 Sep 2013, 2:55 am

That's really impressive.



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30 Sep 2013, 4:05 pm

The programmable loom goes back to even before Jacquard. 288 years. That is older than this doll.

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01 Oct 2013, 10:04 pm

There's a similar automaton at Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
I grew up seeing it on school field trips.
http://www.fi.edu/learn/sci-tech/automa ... umentation



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17 Feb 2014, 12:43 am

It's amazing what one can make without using electronics.


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