| ▲ | contagiousflow an hour ago | |
> ~50 years ago is when automation started to become more than a curiosity in industry Where did you get that idea from? | ||
| ▲ | bryanrasmussen 37 minutes ago | parent [-] | |
The PLC, Programmable Logic Controller, was 1968. After which it started to become possible to have automated assembly lines with a few humans monitoring specialized robots. | ||