2012 – “Octipes Vehiculum” Human Powered Walking Machine – Silas Ulbrich (German)

Text from Video Clip: Octipes Vehiculum is an 8-legged walking machine which I built for my studies in mechanical engieneering in 2012 at my university (Fachhochschule Stralsund, Germany). It is muscle-powered, driven by a pedal movement. I was inspired by the strandbeesten of Theo Jansen (www.strandbeest.com). Unfortunately the vehicle isn`t able to walk under full …

1957 – Hombre FORCYLOR – (Spanish)

Hombre FORCYLOR at a 1960 Trade Exhibition in Barcelona.   "Hombre FORCYLOR" appeared as a promotional robot for a manufacturer of sheets, branded "Forcylor-Trinxet". Source:  ABC (Madrid) 21 Nov 1956 p22 interrogue Vd. al ROBOT…!? todos los días, a partir de mañana, en ALMACENES SIMEON, Pza. Santa Ana, 14 El "Hombre FORCYLOR", es un alucinante personaje, un …