Bell Labs (Claude Shannon) · Research · 1950
Claude Shannon’s maze-solving mechanical mouse — one of the first machine-learning devices ever built. Theseus explored a 25-square maze by trial and error, then "remembered" the solution using telephone relay circuits under the maze floor.
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| Status | Active |
| Year | 1950 |
| Actuator type | Electromagnet drive under maze floor, relay-circuit memory |
| Use cases | First machine learning demonstration |
| Made in | USA |