... times, and automatons were also devised in China. By the 18th century, a number of extremely clever automatons became famous for a while. Swiss craftsman Pierre Jacquet-Droz, for example, built mechanical dolls that could draw a simple figure or play music on a miniature organ. Clockwork figures of this sort are rarely made any longer, but many of the so called robots built today ... on two legs is very hard for computer-controlled mechanical systems to duplicate. In fact, the most stable walker made, is a six-legged system. A true android would also have to house or be linked to the co...

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... woman from perusing jobs in many areas, such as fields that involve science and business. From the day a female is born, she is nicknamed "princess", and given flowers and little dolls to play with. Children books depict them of requiring saving and protection from men. If a little girl falls she is instantly smothered, while a boy of the same age would be ... expected to "walk it off". A female child is typically expected to work in the house with her mother, while a male child will do what society deems as proper male chores. While these may sound like normal and un-effecting to a fem...

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