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Image 1 — American Neurophysiologist and Robotician William Grey Walter presents one of his "tortoise" robots to a mother and her child (1953). These robot tortoises had only "two neurons" in the mechanical sense and were not mere toys but models of very simple nervous systems attracted to light.

Image 2 — American Neurophysiologist and Robotician William Grey Walter presents one of his "tortoise" robots to a mother and her child (1953). These robot tortoises had only "two neurons" in the mechanical sense and were not mere toys but models of very simple nervous systems attracted to light.

American Neurophysiologist and Robotician William Grey Walter presents one of his "tortoise" robots to a mother and her child (1953). These robot tortoises had only "two neurons" in the mechanical sense and were not mere toys but models of very simple nervous systems attracted to light.

Elmer and Elsie, the tortoise robots created by William Grey Walter, were the precursors for what later became the style of BEAM robotics, which focuses on reaction based behaviors that mimic biological organisms. Thanks to that we got the modern robotic vacuum cleaner robots, for example!

u/shiningmonster — 21 hours ago