This page contains a timeline showing significant Cybernetic animals and events, the dates being the creation or announcement of the cybernetic models. If IMAGE IS CLICKABLE, then a post exists for it. Check out the updates page for recent posts.
PRE-CYBERNETIC ERA
1911- Toy Beetle
1912- Miessner / Hammond – Electric Dog "Seleno" + Addendum
1916- Steinbrook – Wireless Dog
1912- Miessner / Hammond – Electric Dog "Seleno" + Addendum
1916- Steinbrook – Wireless Dog
1923 – The Electric Dog – Hugo Gernsback
1928- Henri Piraux – "Philidog"
1934- Dussaud – Endomechanics
1939- Tolman – Sowbug Schematic
1928- Henri Piraux – "Philidog"
1934- Dussaud – Endomechanics
1939- Tolman – Sowbug Schematic
CYBERNETIC ERA
1948-49 Grey Walter – "ELMER" & "ELSIE"
1949- Wiener Wiesner Singleton – "Palomilla" Moth
1950- Grey Walter – "CORA"
1949- Wiener Wiesner Singleton – "Palomilla" Moth
1950- Grey Walter – "CORA"
1951 – TOAD Artificial Nuron Line Follower – Householder
1952-54 Albert Ducrocq – Miso, Job, Cesare, Barbara, Renard-et-al
1952-54 Albert Ducrocq – Miso, Job, Cesare, Barbara, Renard-et-al
1956 – Bert and Ivan Sutherland – "Beast"
1957- Ivan Sutherland – "Machina Versatilis"
1956-57- Daniel Muszka – "Szeged Katica" (Hungarian)
1957- Ivan Sutherland – "Machina Versatilis"
1956-57- Daniel Muszka – "Szeged Katica" (Hungarian)
1958- Angyan – "Machina Reproducatrix"
1958- A.H. Bruinsma – "Cyber the Dog"
1958- Welker – "Sparky"
1958- Uttley / Andrew Conditional Probability Computer with trolley
1958- A.H. Bruinsma – "Cyber the Dog"
1958- Welker – "Sparky"
1958- Uttley / Andrew Conditional Probability Computer with trolley
1958- Electrotechnical Institute in Kiev – "Tortilla"
1958-60-62 Wojciechowski – "Azor" and "Super Azor" Dog
1958-60-62 Wojciechowski – "Azor" and "Super Azor" Dog
1960- Stanford Cart
1961 – APL-JHU "Ferdinand" Mod I
1962-3- APL-JHU Hopkins "Beast" Mod II pre-vision
1961 – APL-JHU "Ferdinand" Mod I
1962-3- APL-JHU Hopkins "Beast" Mod II pre-vision
1962?- "Tortilla-2" Ukrainian
1962- "Icarus" – Orr
1962- Otto Walter Haseloff – "Hinz & Kunz"
1963- Cautela & Mikaelian – Conditioned Cybernetic Machine
1962- Otto Walter Haseloff – "Hinz & Kunz"
1963- Cautela & Mikaelian – Conditioned Cybernetic Machine
1975-99 – KYTRON by Rudolf Mittelmann
1975- Moth Model
1976- Heiserman – "Buster"
1976 – Tod Loofbourrow "Mike" / "Microtron"
1975- Moth Model
1976- Heiserman – "Buster"
1976 – Tod Loofbourrow "Mike" / "Microtron"
1978- Mark-IV QMC
1978- Peter Folk 's Inexpensive Turtle
1978- "Tee Toddler" Light-seeking Robot
1979- Frank DaCosta – Robot Pet
1979-80 "Hebot I, II and III" – John FitzGerald
1979 – Heiserman – "Rodney"
1978- Peter Folk 's Inexpensive Turtle
1978- "Tee Toddler" Light-seeking Robot
1979- Frank DaCosta – Robot Pet
1979-80 "Hebot I, II and III" – John FitzGerald
1979 – Heiserman – "Rodney"
1982- SRI "Flakey"
Unknowns
Vodovnik
Other Models to include:
1956- Albrecht Hauenschild : Der Homeostat
1956- Albrecht Hauenschild : Der Homeostat
1929- Stevens
1933- Bennett – Ward
1956- Cecetto – Adamo II
1960- Huggins – Dog
1964- Cybernetic Cats
196x- Brooks – Norman
1974- Russian Cybernetic Dog "Barbos"
19xx- Romanian Dog – Nicolescu
2001- Poptronics Elsie Replica
Ashby – Homeostat
Bent Russell
C. J. Knight
Elektronik Bastelbook
Russian-Unknown
1956- Cecetto – Adamo II
1960- Huggins – Dog
1964- Cybernetic Cats
196x- Brooks – Norman
1974- Russian Cybernetic Dog "Barbos"
19xx- Romanian Dog – Nicolescu
2001- Poptronics Elsie Replica
Ashby – Homeostat
Bent Russell
C. J. Knight
Elektronik Bastelbook
Russian-Unknown
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