Comments on: Century Old Lady Robot Writes Letters, Draws Pictures http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/07/century-old-lady-robot-writes-letters-draws-pictures/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:00:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Benzene http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/07/century-old-lady-robot-writes-letters-draws-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-1054578 Benzene Fri, 09 May 2008 13:58:59 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4428#comment-1054578 Memory on spinning disks has been the standard for over 200 years. Memory on spinning disks has been the standard for over 200 years.

]]> By: Neil Russell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/07/century-old-lady-robot-writes-letters-draws-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-1054549 Neil Russell Fri, 09 May 2008 02:02:46 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4428#comment-1054549 Jonquil -- that was an interesting update to the automaton story. Particularly the videos of the thing in action. Amazing what they could do all those years ago with brass and ingenuity. Jonquil — that was an interesting update to the automaton story. Particularly the videos of the thing in action.
Amazing what they could do all those years ago with brass and ingenuity.

]]> By: Jonquil http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/07/century-old-lady-robot-writes-letters-draws-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-1054522 Jonquil Thu, 08 May 2008 18:19:35 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4428#comment-1054522 Note that "Miss Automaton" is actually a Maillardet automaton originally made as a soldier boy. Here's a <a href="http://www.fi.edu/learn/sci-tech/automaton/automaton.php?cts=instrumentation" rel="nofollow">current link</a> to the restored automaton. Note that “Miss Automaton” is actually a Maillardet automaton originally made as a soldier boy.

Here’s a current link to the restored automaton.

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