58008@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL vending machines were invented in the 1st century AD, and accepted coins in exchange for wine or holy wateren.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1373arrow-down13
arrow-up1370arrow-down1external-linkTIL vending machines were invented in the 1st century AD, and accepted coins in exchange for wine or holy wateren.wikipedia.org58008@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareTachyonTele@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoGreeks created programmable robots, powered by string.
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoThey beat Ada Lovelace? Citation needed.
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoIts the same inventor as this machine, referred to as the Hero of Alexandria. Largely they were complex theater puppets. Coincidentally I ran into it reading up on automata in mythology today. I’ll add my favorite bit of ancient technology here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
minus-squaretoynbee@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoHiro Protagonist, presumably.
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoLmfao I probably should know that thank you
minus-squarehkffepdsedzcfpjdxk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI’m guessing you’re a Click spring fan too?
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoPlot twist: Lovelace has that name because she was another rope-powered robot!
Greeks created programmable robots, powered by string.
They beat Ada Lovelace? Citation needed.
Its the same inventor as this machine, referred to as the Hero of Alexandria. Largely they were complex theater puppets.
Coincidentally I ran into it reading up on automata in mythology today.
I’ll add my favorite bit of ancient technology here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
His name is Hero
Hiro Protagonist, presumably.
Heros are delicious
Lmfao I probably should know that thank you
I’m guessing you’re a Click spring fan too?
Plot twist: Lovelace has that name because she was another rope-powered robot!