When it was founded in 1926, Toyoda Automatic Loom Works (as it was then known) manufactured automatic fabric looms that could detect problems and shut down automatically.

当1926年成立之时，丰田自动织机制造工厂（后来众所周知的名称）生产自动织布机，该机器能够察觉问题并自动关机。

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Kiichiro Toyoda's father Sakichi Toyoda invented the automatic loom in a backyard shed, mainly because he wanted to help his mother, who often was weaving in their home.

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Toyota Industries, known until 2001 as Toyoda Automatic Loom Works (precursor of the auto giant), assembles cars and makes auto parts, forklifts and, as the former name suggests, textile manufacturing gear.

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