{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Unimate and the Rise of the Robots","description":"Robots conjure up thoughts of distant technological&amp;nbsp;landscapes and even apocalyptic scenarios, but the truth is, robots are a very old creation, tracing back to the ancient world.&amp;nbsp; We can thank science fiction writers for inventing new and serious ideas about robots, automatons previously relegated as mere amusement.&amp;nbsp;But they&amp;nbsp;remained an unimaginable concept -- rendered in a corny, campy fashion in the 1940s and 50s -- until the development of computing and cybernetics. &amp;nbsp; In 1961 the first industrial robot named Unimate not only changed the automobile industry, but it opened the door for the vast, realistic possibilities of robotics in our everyday lives. &amp;nbsp; If you like&amp;nbsp;The First: Stories of Inventions and their Consequences, please leave a review for the show on iTunes! ","author_name":"The First: Stories of Inventions and their Consequences","author_url":"https:\/\/www.boweryboyshistory.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5114764\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/5114764"}