Elmer and Elsie (robots)
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Elmer and Elsie were two electronic robots that were built in the late 1940s by neurobiologist and cybernetician William Grey Walter. They were the first robots in history that were programmed to "thi
William Grey Walter and one of his robots
Robotic vacuum cleaner
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A robotic vacuum cleaner, sometimes called a robovac, is a self-propelled vacuum cleaner which has sensors and robotic drives, programmable controllers, and cleaning routines. Early designs included m
Elmer and Elsie (robots)
…which used some of the original parts. An original tortoise as seen at the Festival of Britain is in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution. Robotic vacuum cleaner Turtle (robot…
A cleaning robot from 2006
A cleaning robot as seen from below
D-shape vacuum cleaner