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Simon Newcomb, astronomer ; Said in 1902, less than two years before the first flight at Kitty Hawk
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4119900 | Method and system for the automatic orientation and control of a robot The present method and system for the automatic orientation and control of a robot in a space or on a surface to be worked by the robot, for example an area to be vacuum-cleaned or a lawn to be mowed, employs a plurality of distance measuring devices, whi... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4028533 | Robot movable in a group Robots in a group, each usually moving randomly in irregular directions but making a specific movement, upon detection by one of them, of any other robot of the group present within a certain distance, either to run away from or run after the detected oth... | 06/07/1977 |
