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Microcontrollers would be included in this. Also, not everything that runs on electricity needs to have a microprocessor in it, like toasters for example.
A lot of toasters do have microprocessors thoughβ¦
Yeah, not everything needs to have a microprocessor in it, but only few items of those do really have none
I'm no expert so asking with curiosity, but wouldn't even simple things like your coffee machine changing lights when the coffee is ready require (a very simple) one?
Not necessarily. You could have a sensor that detects when the water reservoir is emptied that doesn't need logic - e.g.
You can then use those signals to do something like switch off the heater, change a light,... all without using a microcontroller. There's no programming needed for that. You might see things like transistors and some basic digital circuitry here but it's all very basic and still far from a microcontroller.