"[E]xperiments with a simple little machine, designed to mimic certain elementary features of animal behavior... Consisting only of two vacuum tubes, two motors, a photoelectric cell and a touch contact, all enclosed in a tortoise-shaped 'shell, the model was a species of artiļ¬cial creature which could explore its surroundings and seek out favorable conditions. It was named Machine speculatrix."
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William Grey Walter
William Grey Walter (February 19, 1910 ā May 6, 1977) was an American-born British neurophysiologist and robotician, known as one of the founders of cybernetics.
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