1973 – “Babots” Balloon Robots – Shiro Takahashi (Japanese)

The inflatable hand first appears at The First Annual International Computer Art Exhibition – Cybernetic ARTRIP,   Oct. 6-21th. 1973 at the Ginza SONY Salon. See Shiro Takahashi's website here. When trying to squash a balloon having a particular shape, it is necessary to apply unexpectedly large force, and even if forcibly trying to squash the …