Diary of a Network Geek

The trials and tribulations of a Certified Novell Engineer who's been stranded in Houston, Texas.

1/2/2004

Steam-powered Robots

Filed under: Art,Fun — Posted by the Network Geek during the Hour of the Hare which is in the early morning or 7:00 am for you boring, normal people.
The moon is Waxing Gibbous

Everything old is new again!

Okay, so after two days of depressing news, it’s time for something fun. We’ve been trying to replace human workers with robots for just about as long as we’ve had robots, but progress is slow. “Slow?” you ask. Yes, slow. Robots have been around since the late 1800’s and we’re only now getting close to something that can do everything a human can do.
No, really, robots have been around since about 1865. Don’t believe me? It’s true! I read it on Slashdot!

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