The ROBOTS are coming! – 1953

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The ROBOTS are coming! – 1953

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Interesting look back, forward – at robotics and computers from Mechanix Illustrated – 1953 (self-driving cars, robot elephants, prime number crunching computers, automatic factories, automatic sewing machines, self replicating Von Neumann machines) – “Our civilization is being invaded by a horde of mechanical men who are determined to change our way of life. But there’s no need to worry. It’s all in the spirit of good fellowship.” Full article – Link.

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