Translated from Ancient Hellenic Technology:
The automated maid of Philon:
(the primary operational robotic in historical past)
That is a couple of humanoid robotic within the type of a maid (in pure dimension), holding on the suitable hand a wine jar. When a customer positioned a cup on the palm of her left hand, she would initially pour wine and subsequently combine it with water following the customer’ s need.
Description of operation: There are two containers within the inside of the maid, crammed with water and wine, respectively. Two tubes that begin on the backside of the containers undergo the suitable hand and conclude on the tip of jar. Two air tubes are uncovered to the highest of the 2 containers and undergo their inside, passing by the abdomen. Her left hand is linked by a joint to her shoulder whereas a spring positioned at its heart lifts the arm upwards. One other two tubes begin from the identical level and go down (going by and blocking the perforated corners of the air tubes). The tubes of the joint dispose two holes/openings at their endings, the outlet that connects with the wine container previous that which connects with the water container. When the cup is positioned on the palm of the maid, her left hand goes down and the tubes of the joint go upwards. The opening of one of many tubes is aligned with the air tube of the wine container, air enters the container and wine flows from the tube of the wine jar to the cup. When the cup turns into half full with wine, the hand (as a result of its weight) goes additional down, the opening of the air tube for the wine is blocked and the movement is interrupted. On the identical time, the opening of the second tube is aligned with the air tube for the water container and water begins to movement within the cup for diluting the wine. When the cup is totally full, the hand continues to go additional down (as a result of its weight), the opening of the air tube to the water container is blocked and water movement is interrupted. Furthermore, if the cup is faraway from the hand at any time, the left hand goes upwards, the tubes of the joint go down, thus blocking the air tubes and making a void within the containers and the movement of liquids is halted. Thus, the maid fills our cup with pure wine or wine diluted with water on the desired ratio, relying on the time once we take away the cup from her hand.
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