FYS: A Brief History of Robotics

This may or may not appear in the first FYS story collection. There's danger form going into too much detail.

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16^th Century: The legend of the Golem, an artificial being created to help mankind, is first recorded in the Talmud.

1870’s: Several forms of remotely guided torpedoes are developed, using electrical and pneumatic methods, arguably creating the first drone weapons systems.

1920: Karel Capek’s play R.U.R. premiers, introducing the term “Robot” to human culture.

1929: Gakutensuko, Japan’s first robot, is built in Osaka.

( So it's all Japan's fault, basically. )