Sentence examples for functional machines from inspiring English sources

Payne conveys the incidental beauty of functional machines: strange architectures of chains, conveyor belts, glue pots, metal discs and gears thick with generations of grease.

A second generation of phototypesetters consists of functional machines that are analogous neither in structure nor in operation to typesetters using lead.

Some of "Robots Rising" focuses on the development of purely functional machines, devices capable of operating without human assistance in exploring the moon and planets, decontaminating nuclear plants, disposing of terrorist bombs, examining sunken ships and assembling automobiles.

On the New York Central, Paul Kiefer had just produced his mighty Niagara 4-8-4s, magnificent and brutally functional machines capable of running at 100mph on level track with 16-car trains on tight schedules between New York and Chicago, and clocking up 28,000 miles a month.

Even the movie's vehicles were meticulously designed to convey aspects of the characters' torment and the volatile world in which they live, using leftover or errant parts to cobble together functional machines.

So the video, while being a study on movement, also explores the idea of humans as functional machines and the idea of our daily work activities as a kind of performance albeit without the exaggerated theatricality of some of these folks.

One machine is taken out of service for maintenance unnecessarily while a seemingly functional machine breaks down.

The aesthetic and philosophy of clean lines, functional, machine-like simplicity and readily-available materials is more than a century old but it still looks contemporary – and cool.

"Most students think this is one of the most memorable classes they take," Kim said: For many, it's their first experience designing and building a functional machine.

We have developed and implemented several functional machine learning modules, based on open mouse connectomic information, which correspond to specific brain regions.

It is demonstrated that the FreeHex has successfully evolved from an innovative concept to a versatile and functional machine capable of in situ operations.