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   Sep 10, 2019 · Desi Arnaz Jr. played Walter Nebicher, a police scientist/Hollywood Nerd who's stuck in the computer room when he'd rather be out on the street. In response, he creates Automan (short for "Automatic Man", played by Chuck Wagner), an artificially intelligent holographic partner.

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3. www.scientificamerican.com › article › is-there-aA Brief History of Automatons That Were Actually People

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   Apr 23, 2024 · A Brief History of Automatons That Were Actually People. When human labor is hidden under the veneer of a robot or AI tool, that’s “fauxtomation”. If you’ve ever asked a chatbot a question ...

4. www.comingsoon.net › tv › featuresAutoman: Computerized Perfection That Never Stood A Chance

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   Dec 18, 2023 · Automan was the perfect creation. But does that translate into good television? The story follows Walter Nebicher (Desi Arnaz Jr.), a young police officer who specializes in computer sciences...

5. www.christies.com › en › storiesMechanical miracles: The rise of the automaton | Christie's

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   Aug 19, 2015 · According to one writer, the animated fowl was among ‘the greatest masterpieces of mechanics that humankind has ever created’. Most observers agreed. Others speculated wildly on what might follow.

6. thenewswheel.com › automan-the-80s-superhero-youve‘Automan’: The ’80s Superhero You’ve Never Heard Of

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   Feb 19, 2021 · As it turns out, Automan can actually leave the computer world and interact with the real world, usually by way of his fists punching bad guys’ faces.

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7. www.history.com › news › 7-early-robots-and-automatons7 Early Robots and Automatons - HISTORY

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   Oct 28, 2014 · While no complete drawings of the automaton exist today, evidence suggests that Da Vinci may have actually built a prototype in 1495 while working under the patronage of the Duke of Milan.

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   Does Automan make good TV?

   • Automan was the perfect creation. But does that translate into good television? The story follows Walter Nebicher (Desi Arnaz Jr.), a young police officer who specializes in computer sciences and does some game programming on the side.

   Automan: Computerized Perfection That Never Stood A Chance

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   Is Automan a video game?

   • Since Automan started as a video game in the story, there are other quirky references, like the characters walking past a Joust cabinet, him appearing as an overlay to a game of Burger Time, and claiming to know Pac-Man and Donkey Kong quite well. Automan is the main star here, and Wagner did an excellent job with him.

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   Was Automan a spiritual successor?

   • Larson admits to wanting to bring TRON’s visual stylings to the television and one of the film’s producers (Donald Kushner) was even involved with the show. The similarities were so thick at the time that some referred to the show as a kind of spiritual successor, but Automan was different enough to be its own thing.

   Automan: Computerized Perfection That Never Stood A Chance

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   Is Automan a good Supercop?

   • Automan was an advanced supercop protecting the streets in style, but sometimes the brightest programs crash prematurely — and that’s a shame. Playing video games and watching old cartoons in the basement of Raccoon City's Police Department, where misplaced commas and lack of pizza are the biggest problems.

   Automan: Computerized Perfection That Never Stood A Chance

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   Are automata still invented?

   • There was still the occasional eccentric invention, however, such as the steam-driven man of American Zadoc Dederick, or the giant, air-pressure-powered Japanese automaton Gakutensoku, which disappeared in Nazi Germany. Surprisingly in the age of the computerised android, automata are still being made in the traditional way.

   Mechanical miracles: The rise of the automaton | Christie's

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   Are robots really 'automated'?

   • It’s hardly a new phenomenon. Throughout history, canny inventors and entrepreneurs have sought to slap the “automated” label on what was really just normal human activity. Take the “Mechanical Turk,” a robe-clad robot that inventor Wolfgang von Kempelen debuted in the early 1770s.

   A Brief History of Automatons That Were Actually People

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9. comicsworthreading.com › 2007/03/31 › automanAutoman - Comics Worth Reading

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   Mar 31, 2007 · Automan puts a slight science fiction overlay onto the traditional hour-long cop show. Desi Arnaz, Jr. plays Walter Nebicher (a name that exists only so people can “accidentally” call him Nebbish), a police officer who’s stuck in the computer room when he wants to be out fighting crime.