The First Robot in History

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The First Robot in History
The Technological Wonders of the Ancient Greeks
TASSOULA EPTAKILI

The automatic maid on the first floor of the Herakleidon Museum Annex on Apostolou Pavlou Street in central Athens looks like something out of Star Trek. Made by Philon of Byzantium in the 3rd century BC, one of the leading engineers and writers on mechanics in the Hellenistic period, it is considered to have been the first working robot in history. It was a complex device in the form of a life-size woman.

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In her right hand she held a wine jug. When a cup was placed in the palm of her left hand, she automatically poured wine first and then water – both stored in metal jugs suspended in her chest area – to achieve the right mix. Its faithful recreation by collector Kostas Kotsanas never ceases to amaze visitors. Click here to read more:

Souce: ekathimerini
Museum: Herakleidon