Ashby’s homeostat

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cybernetic device
gptkbp:component four interconnected units
gptkbp:demonstrates gptkb:adaptation
self-regulation
stability
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Science_Museum,_London
gptkbp:field cybernetics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ashby’s homeostat
gptkbp:influenced development of cybernetics
gptkbp:introducedIn 1948
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:W._Ross_Ashby
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction magnetically driven switches
potentiometers
relays
gptkbp:notableFor early example of adaptive machine
gptkbp:purpose demonstrate principles of homeostasis
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:television_series
feedback
homeostasis
gptkbp:relatedWork gptkb:Design_for_a_Brain
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ross_Ashby
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3