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A useless machine or useless box is a device which has a function but its direct purpose is deliberately unknown. The best-known useless machines are those inspired by Marvin Minsky's design, in which the device's sole function is to switch itself off by operating its own "off" switch. Such machines were popularised commercially in the 1960s, sold as an amusing engineering hack, or as a joke. More elaborate devices and some novelty toys, which have a more obvious function or entertainment value, have been based on these simple useless machines.

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  • Useless machine (en)
  • Leave-Me-Alone-Box (de)
  • Useless box (it)
  • Machine inutile (fr)
  • 세상에서 가장 쓸데없는 기계 (ko)
  • 役に立たない機械 (ja)
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  • Die Leave-Me-Alone-Box (deutsch Lass-mich-in-Ruhe-Box), auch Useless Box (deutsch: sinnlose Box) oder The Ultimate Machine (deutsch: Die ultimative Maschine), ist eine Maschine, deren einziger Zweck es ist, sich selbst abzuschalten. Dies wird oftmals realisiert durch einen Hebel, der von einem aus der Box kommenden Arm betätigt wird. Derartige sinnlose Maschinen dienen in der Regel als Spielzeug oder Kuriosität. (de)
  • Une machine inutile est un dispositif qui effectue une tâche ne servant à rien, comme se désactiver lui-même. Une telle machine peut être soit un gadget, soit un jouet technologique, soit encore l'objet d'une réflexion philosophique existentielle. (fr)
  • A useless machine or useless box is a device which has a function but its direct purpose is deliberately unknown. The best-known useless machines are those inspired by Marvin Minsky's design, in which the device's sole function is to switch itself off by operating its own "off" switch. Such machines were popularised commercially in the 1960s, sold as an amusing engineering hack, or as a joke. More elaborate devices and some novelty toys, which have a more obvious function or entertainment value, have been based on these simple useless machines. (en)
  • 役に立たない機械(やくにたたないきかい、useless machine)とは、何らかの機能だけがあって直接の用途がない装置のことである。エンジニア的な「ハック」(そぎ落とすこと)の面白さや知的なユーモアの極致として、哲学的な主張がこめられているともいえる。何の機能もなかったり、そもそも正常に動作しない場合は、本項の意味での「役に立たない機械」とはみなされない。 「役に立たない機械」として最も有名なのはマーヴィン・ミンスキーのアイディアに影響を受けた装置だろう。ミンスキーの機械は、スイッチを入れると機械自身がそのスイッチをオフにするという、ただ一つの機能しか持たない。もっと凝った仕掛けがあったり、単なるノベルティ的なおもちゃのようなものであっても、根底にあるのはこのシンプルな「役に立たない機械」の思想である場合がある。 コロンビア大学教授のリディア・H・リウは、2010年の著書『歓喜のロボット』のなかで、役に立たない機械が表現するのは「フロイトによって死の欲動と命名された無意識における根本問題への直観的な理解である」と述べている。 (ja)
  • 세상에서 가장 쓸데없는 기계(Useless machine)는 스스로 꺼지는 기계를 말한다. 클로드 섀넌이 '기계 종결자(Ultimate machine)'라는 이름으로 구상하였다. 손잡이를 밀어 켜자마자 기계가 스스로 손잡이를 다시 밀어 꺼지는 기계가 유명한데, 이는 마빈 민스키가 고안하였다. (ko)
  • La useless box ("scatola inutile") è un dispositivo meccanico funzionante ma progettato per non compiere nessuna attività rilevante. Create e vendute per diletto o per mostrare come un meccanismo molto articolato può compiere azioni inutili, dal punto di vista filosofico vengono fatte risalire alle "macchine inutili" di Bruno Munari. una "useless box" che, una volta attivata, compie l'unica azione di disattivarsi (it)
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  • Die Leave-Me-Alone-Box (deutsch Lass-mich-in-Ruhe-Box), auch Useless Box (deutsch: sinnlose Box) oder The Ultimate Machine (deutsch: Die ultimative Maschine), ist eine Maschine, deren einziger Zweck es ist, sich selbst abzuschalten. Dies wird oftmals realisiert durch einen Hebel, der von einem aus der Box kommenden Arm betätigt wird. Derartige sinnlose Maschinen dienen in der Regel als Spielzeug oder Kuriosität. (de)
  • Une machine inutile est un dispositif qui effectue une tâche ne servant à rien, comme se désactiver lui-même. Une telle machine peut être soit un gadget, soit un jouet technologique, soit encore l'objet d'une réflexion philosophique existentielle. (fr)
  • A useless machine or useless box is a device which has a function but its direct purpose is deliberately unknown. The best-known useless machines are those inspired by Marvin Minsky's design, in which the device's sole function is to switch itself off by operating its own "off" switch. Such machines were popularised commercially in the 1960s, sold as an amusing engineering hack, or as a joke. More elaborate devices and some novelty toys, which have a more obvious function or entertainment value, have been based on these simple useless machines. (en)
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