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This 1920 Chess Automaton Was Wired to Win

Cars That Think

Why isn’t Leonardo Torres Quevedo known outside Spain? And no matter how visionary he may have been, he did not foresee the multibillion-dollar computer gaming industry. A more cynical view of why Torres Quevedo’s computer prowess is not widely known may be because he saw no need to commercialize his chess player.

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This 1920 Chess Automaton Was Wired to Win

Cars That Think

Why isn’t Leonardo Torres Quevedo known outside Spain? And no matter how visionary he may have been, he did not foresee the multibillion-dollar computer gaming industry. A more cynical view of why Torres Quevedo’s computer prowess is not widely known may be because he saw no need to commercialize his chess player.

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MIT team develops semi-autonomous system as ‘intelligent co-pilot’ for cars

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Researchers at MIT have developed a new semi-autonomous safety system for cars that allows a driver to control the vehicle, only taking the wheel when the driver is about to exit a “safe zone”. The group presented details of the safety system recently at the Intelligent Vehicles Symposium in Spain. —Sterling Anderson.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

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