Tag: Mechanical Animals

1920 – Electro-mechanical “protozoon” – Fritz Lux (German)

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Lux' protozoon * This device is a model of a unicellular animal: it consists of a short rubber cylinder with two slots (Fig. 98). According to the ideas of its inventor, it is anchored in a brook, half submerged in the water. The water in the "protozoon" is considered as the "food" it is in …

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2006c – Mechanical Elephant – Small Amusement Ride (Chinese)

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Shunyuan Style: Ride On Toy  Type: elephant  Material: Plush   Place of Origin: Hubei China (Mainland)  Brand Name: Shunyuan  Model Number: SYDX   colour: green  package: standard exporting packing:cotton clot…  type: battery animal car   seats: 2seats  rides type: lifelike  animal: elephent   material: plush  seat: 1   Specifications Amusement machine –animal rides: 1) patent …

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1932 – “Mechanical El” the Mechanical Elephant – M. Marcel Survivet (French)

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One of the first known rideable mechanical elephants, called "Mechanical El" in the video clip, This machine is actually a walking machine, but the Howdah frame is on skids close to the ground. Quite a lot of large walking machines use this stabilising and load-carrying technique. Invented by  M. Marcel Survivet of Paris, France, and …

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