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<p>The homeostat is one of the first devices capable of adapting itself to the environment; it exhibited behaviours such as habituation, reinforcement and learning through its ability to maintain <a href="/facts/Homeostasis/rloTGAHa">homeostasis</a> in a changing environment. It was built by <a href="/facts/William_Ross_Ashby/3soK059G">William Ross Ashby</a> in 1948 at <a href="/facts/Barnwood_House_Hospital/T9yWvmIe">Barnwood House Hospital</a>. </p>