The First Human-Looking Robot Developed 250 Years Ago: Writer

Yes, at first glance it looks like a writing doll. In those times which You may think that this has become a reality with technology; Because this robot, which developed far beyond its time, is the kind that opens the door to today’s technology.

As you will soon see, the world’s “first human-like robot” has a profile that is far from what you have in mind right now. He is commandless He was the figure of a child who could write. Moreover, this was an extraordinary thing for the years we are talking about.

Most people still think of the word “robot” as new.

Robots are an older technology than we think The robot named “Drawing Boy Automata” made in 1773 proves it. However, in the past, people called such technologies “machines” or “mechanisms” rather than “robots”, unlike us.

This ancient machine was forgotten over time because people in the 18th century could not understand the mechanism behind the robot, which was extremely impressive for that time. Because of what it can do, some people call this robot its Turkish equivalent. “Writer” he named it. Because what he did was write.

The architect of the robot, Pierre Jaquet Droz, was the pioneer watchmaker of the famous Automat brand.

Born in Switzerland, Pierre has spent most of his life interested in watches and, in particular, their complex systems. From a young age, he was interested in dismantling old clocks and discovering the mechanism inside. Even today Pierre Jaquet Droz It is known that he was the most masterful watchmaker of his time, and his successes to this day prove this.

Itself In 1772, he wanted to show the world the power of technology. Every piece of technology at that time was created to solve a problem, and the problem Pierre faced was related to the writing skills of the world’s population at that time: Not everyone could write, or even knew how to write.

To find a solution to this problem, Pierre decided to build a programmable writing machine. With the help of his son Henri Louis Jaquet Droz and his close friend Jean Frederic Leschot He successfully created more than 6,000 custom mechanical components that were ahead of his time to create Writer.

This robot could write with pen and ink any letter of the English alphabet shown on the wheel on the back.

What is more surprising is that The baby has to work on his own enough to dip the pen into ink. and that it did not use any energy source for this; In other words, it was based on a completely mechanical working principle.

Another noteworthy situation; The robot’s eyes respond to every letter he writes on paper, like a living being. was his focus. Although it may seem scary at first glance, this technology is incomprehensible even now.

Pierre in his career an innovative inventor not limited to just this robot “The Draftsman” and “The Musician” He also created a robot and various mechanisms.

It is stated that these mechanisms created by Pierre are a turning point.

When these innovations were introduced to the public, these strange mechanisms were perceived as evil forces at that time. Public who are not accustomed to the concept of robots and this type of technology, often also confused them with simple toys because of their appearance. It seems that this technological leap in the world was such an important historical moment, but people at that time did not really understand it.

Even today I find it very difficult that this creative work goes unnoticed by many people and some still believe that it is some kind of hoax. For those who don’t want to believe, this robot is At the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Neuchatel, Switzerland is on display.

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There is also the robot developed by Al-Jazari centuries ago.

Al-Jazari, a shining star in the Islamic geography, developed the first programmable robot in 1203. This robot Drawing Boy Automata Not to be confused with because this was actually a boat. There were four people on the boat, two drummers, a harpist and a flute player. Well “Writer” While it was the first robot of a human type, Al-Jazari was the first person to develop this mechanism with a boat.

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