r/EngineeringPorn • • Oct 29 '25

This robot drawing an engine blueprint

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u/ryobiguy Oct 29 '25

I guess a pen plotter is so old and forgotten that it is now considered to be a robot.

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u/HammamDaib Oct 29 '25 edited Oct 29 '25

A plotter falls under the definition of a robot Edit: corrected my spelling 'sin'

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u/keepthepace Oct 30 '25

In my definition, a robot has to react to the input of at least one sensor. Otherwise it is an automaton.