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In 1926, TV Was Mechanical

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Early experiments used a dummy because the many incandescent lights needed to provide sufficient illumination made it too hot and bright for a person. In 1926, Baird loaned part of the televisor he used in his Selfridges demo to the Science Museum in London. The image could be seen on a ground glass plate.

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Video Friday: Good Over All Terrains

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So, probably best to think of this as more of a technology demo than anything with commercial potential. There are already automated systems that do this much faster, much more reliably, and almost certainly much more cheaply. Figure ] NEO Gamma is the next generation of home humanoids designed and engineered by 1X Technologies. AVFL ] Yes!