a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
I first saw this robot on the cover of Tihamér Nemes book on Cybernetic Machines (German edition 1967). I assumed it to be a toy. It wasn't until I found the video clip that I realized it was a full-size humanoid. Other than that, I know little about this robot. The robot uses a gliding …
See video clip showing both of the "Electric Actors" in motion, amongst other assemblages. SPARE PART ART Your browser does not support iframes. "Electric Man Mark I" as he was in June 2009 when I visited Bruce along with David Buckley who joined me on my 'old robot' pilgrimage. The units on the left are …
I know very little about this Chinese robot. It is the first full-size humanoid robot I have seen from China. The video clip is found here. You will need to register first (for free), then login. Search for "1961 14 8" including the quotation marks. The clip is titled UN ROBOT CHINOIS CONSTRUIT PAR DES JEUNES. …
ПроÑÑ‚Ð°Ñ ÐºÐ¸Ð±ÐµÑ€Ð½ÐµÑ‚Ð¸ÐºÐ° Ðвтор:Е. Копытов, Ð’. Салов, Т. Шорикова Ðазвание:ПроÑÑ‚Ð°Ñ ÐºÐ¸Ð±ÐµÑ€Ð½ÐµÑ‚Ð¸ÐºÐ° ИздательÑтво:ÐœÐ¾Ð»Ð¾Ð´Ð°Ñ Ð³Ð²Ð°Ñ€Ð´Ð¸Ñ Ð“Ð¾Ð´:1965 ———————- Simple cybernetics Author: E. Kopytov, V. Salov, T. Shorikova Title: A simple cybernetics Publisher: Young Guard Year: 1965 See pdf Thanks to Waldemar DekaÅ„ski from Poland for locating the source for this Cybernetic Dog.
Concepts done 1962, test Pedipulator demonstrated in 1964. It was never completed as a poposal for a more useful quadruped was put forward and accepted (see here ). See Popular Mechanics Oct 1965 article here (pdf). See video clip of Pedipulator here. The Gaumont video site is a pain to use. One must be registered (free). There is an …
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