In France, in between 1738 and 1739, Jacques de Vaucanson exhibited numerous daily life-sized automatons: a flute player, a pipe player in addition to a duck. The mechanical duck could flap its wings, crane its neck, and swallow foodstuff from the exhibitor's hand, and it gave the illusion of di

five. Automatic Recharge and Prolonged Runtime: Liectroux robot and mops for floor cleansing will return to the base to recharge itself if it runs low on battery. [206] These were introduced in his 1942 small Tale "Runaround", Whilst foreshadowed in a number of before stories.