Plate 0. The Question, 1943–1955

— Research, Quotes & culture

Shannon’s maze-solving mouse

Claude Shannon builds Theseus, a magnetic mouse that learns its way through a reconfigurable maze using relay memory, one of the first learning machines.

Note on the date: Built around 1950 and demonstrated in 1952; dates vary by source.

Date confidence: medium

Sources

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