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Freddy the Robot Was the Fall Guy for British AI
Meet Freddy, the friendly robot developed in the ’60s and ’70s at the University of Edinburgh. Freddy could assemble simple models using its camera eyes and pincer hand. This pioneering research faced…
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A Cold War Kit for Surviving a Nuclear Attack
How did post offices become key players in Cold War civil defense? Dive into the history of fallout shelters and emergency communication networks.