1958 – “Tortilla” Cybernetic Tortoise – (Ukraine)

Fig. 38. Schematic of the charge, voltage conversion, the element changes tropism and chain contact device "turtle" "Tortilla". Fig. 39. Schematic of extreme search direction of the "turtle" "Tortilla". Fig. 40. Schematic of reaction "turtle" "Tortilla" with the whistle. Information and images courtesy Waldemar DekaÅ„ski from Poland (January 2010). Hello Reuben! I'm sending you Tortilla …

1958 – “Cosmos the Robot” – Christian Dupont (French)

"MOVE OVER, HUMAN – Even a hard-bitten Parisian driver would be likely to obey that command from the odd driver of this odd vehicle. No visitor from another world. It's a homegrown robot named "Cosmos" which, like the helicopter in the background, was on display at a science exhibit on the banks of the Seine. …

1949-58 – “Mekko” & “Firato” – Eugene Wendling (Swiss/Dutch)

  Eugene Wendling's original robot from 1930 was called "Televox" (not to be confused with Wensley's "Televox" from America).  "Mekko" is probably either a rebuild or an upgrade of his earlier "Televox". Amsterdam, 1958. A recently discovered magazine article from 1936 shows the metallic "Mekko" from above but called "Televox"! You can see Wendling directing the flashlight to the …

1958 – Conditional Probability Computer / Trolley – Uttley / Andrew (English)

 Fig. 2 of New Scientist article Alex Andrew graduated in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Glasgow University, Scotland, then joined the Departments of Physiology and Psychological Medicine there. Part of this time was spent on leave of absence with Warren McCulloch’s group in MIT. Work in Glasgow was largely on electronic instrumentation for neurophysiology, and …

1958-60-62 Azor and Super Azor – Janusz Wojciechowski (Polish)

Azor Dog was constructed by Janusz Wojciechowski. He is the author of many books for young amateur electronics technicians, in present considered as legendary. Azor Dog was prototyped in 1958 together with A. Lonchinskim, presented on a TV show in 1960. Two years later in 1962 book was issued with detailed description of the toy titled …