1965 – Hexy – a light-seeking robot – G. Draper (British)
'HEXY' – a real sexy homing device. Published in Radio Control Models & Electronics, March 1965. This simple light-seeking device is novel in that it scans when the drive motor is reversed.
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1964 – “Fred”, a light-seeking creature – Peter Holland (British)
Fred – a light-seeking robot by Peter Holland. from Radio Control Models & Electronics, December 1964. Fred is a light seeking elictrically propelled tricycle with a light sensitive automatic homing device. The basic principles of light sensitive circuits have been combined with a simple scanning device to give proportional automatic steering to a single driving …
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1978 – “Tee Toddler” Light-seeking Robot – Allen & Rossetti (American)
See article pdf here. Source: Byte August 1978
1984 – Moth , a light-seeking robot – Gene Oldfield (American)
Extract from the book "Everyone Can Build a Robot Book " by Gene Oldfield and Kendra Bonnet, 1984. "The concept behind the Moth is very simple. When you turn on the robot in a dark room, the photocells have a high resistance rate that blocks the flow of electricity. The Moth does not move. When …
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