Mediacom Business - Tech Throwback: The first-ever webcam was used to watch a pot of coffee in 1991 by Cambridge University on its own local network. Its sole purpose was to monitor
![The Very First Webcam Was Invented to Keep an Eye on a Coffee Pot at Cambridge University | Open Culture The Very First Webcam Was Invented to Keep an Eye on a Coffee Pot at Cambridge University | Open Culture](https://cdn8.openculture.com/2021/09/13225009/Screen-Shot-2021-08-30-at-17.03.46.png)
The Very First Webcam Was Invented to Keep an Eye on a Coffee Pot at Cambridge University | Open Culture
![Misha on Twitter: "14/47 First Webcam In 1991, the first webcam is deployed at a Cambridge University computer lab. Its sole purpose is to monitor a particular coffee maker so that lab Misha on Twitter: "14/47 First Webcam In 1991, the first webcam is deployed at a Cambridge University computer lab. Its sole purpose is to monitor a particular coffee maker so that lab](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FYcDAPjVUAI0-A1.jpg)
Misha on Twitter: "14/47 First Webcam In 1991, the first webcam is deployed at a Cambridge University computer lab. Its sole purpose is to monitor a particular coffee maker so that lab
![Endiro Coffee on Twitter: "The worlds first webcam was created in Cambridge to check the status of a coffee pot. https://t.co/lmMZ5yVEe8" / X Endiro Coffee on Twitter: "The worlds first webcam was created in Cambridge to check the status of a coffee pot. https://t.co/lmMZ5yVEe8" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CqIVTBCWIAA5q73.jpg)
Endiro Coffee on Twitter: "The worlds first webcam was created in Cambridge to check the status of a coffee pot. https://t.co/lmMZ5yVEe8" / X
![The Very First Webcam, which was created by computer geeks to keep track of how much coffee left in the coffee pot. : r/thevery1 The Very First Webcam, which was created by computer geeks to keep track of how much coffee left in the coffee pot. : r/thevery1](https://preview.redd.it/rxkc99ekaoz11.jpg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf7122cbdc36421903aa0c4a5a3fb73d11a4f642)
The Very First Webcam, which was created by computer geeks to keep track of how much coffee left in the coffee pot. : r/thevery1
![Internet Society on Twitter: "Coffee addicts are to thank for the birth of the webcam! In 1991, @Cambridge_Uni successfully connected the first webcam to its local network. It monitored a coffee pot Internet Society on Twitter: "Coffee addicts are to thank for the birth of the webcam! In 1991, @Cambridge_Uni successfully connected the first webcam to its local network. It monitored a coffee pot](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOgi6sTXkAELDgn.jpg)