Editing Humanoid robot (section)

=== France ===
In the 18th century, French inventor [[Jacques de Vaucanson]] created a significant humanoid automaton called ''[[Vaucanson Flute Player|The Flute Player]]''. This wooden, human-sized robot was capable of playing various melodies with the flute. It consisted of a system of bellows, pipes, weights, and other mechanical components to simulate to the muscles necessary to play the flute.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web|date=2002-02-16|title=Living Dolls: A Magical History Of The Quest For Mechanical Life by Gaby Wood|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/feb/16/extract.gabywood|access-date=2021-11-03|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>