More Robot History: The Great Enlightenment
Added 2021-07-31 01:55:28 +0000 UTCDuring and after the Great War was a time of major steps forward in the development of robots.
After a tremendous production boom during the war, General Robotics President, Thomas Holt was no longer satisfied with the crude automatons that became the industry standard. Holt and his contemporaries were interested in machines that were capable of understanding commands and problem solving.
Holt was not the first to pursue the notion of artificial intelligence. German scientist, Rudolph Lorenz, was largely credited with creation of the first self aware robot. This robot was capable of limited conversational responses and had an understanding of basic logic, but this came at the cost of very limited mobility. This robot was nicknamed “Electronica” by the press. While more primitive than the robots of Emmy’s time, Electronica is considered one of the greatest achievements in robotics and the indicator of what is called “the Great Enlightenment”.
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So, it's still being called "The Great War". Does this mean that in this story's history WWII never happened?
L_French
2021-08-21 14:23:07 +0000 UTCMan I am a big nerd for the First World War and I just love how you referenced it in these comics. Well done!👍😊
Jorge Valencia
2021-08-01 23:17:43 +0000 UTCThe German and Metropolis as references. Nice. Very nice.
kplunder171
2021-07-31 20:28:22 +0000 UTCElectronica must live in a metropolis of some sort.
.Bot.
2021-07-31 19:44:11 +0000 UTCOf course there had to be a robot who looks like Eva of Metropolis in this historical review
Eye on Comics
2021-07-31 10:27:19 +0000 UTCFor both questions I presume, thanks.
Miy Eterp
2021-07-31 06:40:00 +0000 UTCElectronica is p much the robot woman from the movie Metropolis and I love it 👍
Dr. Rodin
2021-07-31 06:25:47 +0000 UTCOh my gosh, the references! :^D
J R
2021-07-31 05:32:56 +0000 UTCI enjoy these little bits of world building 🙂
Richard Bond
2021-07-31 02:24:54 +0000 UTCYes!
Dominic Cellini
2021-07-31 02:00:31 +0000 UTCYes, she’s single.
Dominic Cellini
2021-07-31 02:00:08 +0000 UTCWoah 😳. So the Great War is WW1 right? And what if Boston Dynamics is also in that timeline? 🤔
Miy Eterp
2021-07-31 01:59:23 +0000 UTCSo... what's up with Electronica today? Is she happily chatting to tourists in a museum? Or is she...
Cobbly
2021-07-31 01:58:23 +0000 UTCMore Lore Time fellers
Randall Balion
2021-07-31 01:57:57 +0000 UTC
