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The aim is to explore the role of architects in the development of artificial memory within automata during the seventeenth century.

May 10, 2026Open Access

Architecture, Automata, and Artificial Memory

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Reveals how architects influenced artificial memory development in automata, suggesting a transdisciplinary role.

The aim is to explore the role of architects in the development of artificial memory within automata during the seventeenth century.
Examine historical precedents of artificial memory in architectural innovation.
Analyze the work of seventeenth-century architects on musical automata.
Frame artificial memory as a mode of spatial experiment.
Architects played a pivotal role in creating large-scale reprogrammable musical automata.
These automata demonstrate the early intersections between mechanical invention and spatial design.
The findings highlight a broader view of architects as transdisciplinary inventors.

Andrew Witt (2026) studied this question.

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