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The Pioneering 18th Century Chess Robot That Was Just a Dude Hiding in a Box
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The 'Mechanical Turk' blew minds. It was taken around Europe and America, presented as a sophisticated automaton that could beat almost anyone at chess — including Benjamin Franklin. Crowds flocked to see this technological marvel, a machine that could outwit the strongest of human minds. But it wasn't nearly as ingenious as it seemed
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