The legendary Steam Man of 1868 was a human like robot that could pull a cart. Hear about it at Urban Legends and Stranger truths. The Steam Man of 1868 was a human like robot that could pull a cart. The Steam man was created by Zardoc P. Dedrick as a way to create a horseless carriage. The steam powered robot was dressed in clothes and designed to look as human as possible so it wouldn't frighten away the horses that passed by
Deborah Pardes
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And this story, it just puts a smile on my face because we've got to look at this with a certain amount of flair and levity, because if we don't, we just get all Dystopian. So you brought that to this conversation, and I really, really appreciate it