The Evolution of Robotics
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Who coined the term 'automaton' to refer to machines that imitate the figure and movements of living beings?

  • Rooster of Strasbourg
  • Heron de Alejandría
  • Ctesibius
  • The Greeks (correct)

    • What were the Clépsidra and water organ used for?

  • Imitating living beings
  • Writing a treatise on pneumatics
  • Calculating the position of the stars
  • Production of clocks (correct)

    • Which author wrote a treatise on pneumatics?

  • Rooster of Strasbourg
  • The Greeks
  • Ctesibius (correct)
  • Heron de Alejandría

    • What were some of the movements in the automatic theater described by Ctesibius?

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    What was the mechanism created by Heron de Alejandría for?

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