a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
A period photo of SABOR as "ORBITUS" – Image courtesy Barbara Douvalakis – Peter Steuer's daughter. SABOR V in the "Die Roboter Kommen!" exhibition in Berlin, 2007. Sabor's remaining spares held in the EBM Museum, Switzerland. SABOR V with his "Orbitus" head gear taken off. In 1964, Sabor conformed to the astronaut look and temporarily …
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Queen Juliana opens Holland's Flower Show in 1955. SABOR greets her and she accepts a gift of flowers from him. See Video clip here. register for free, then login and search for "100 YEAR OLD HAARLEMMEERPOLDER" Film Title: QUEEN JULIANA OPENS FAIR – HOLLAND Card Title: 100 YEAR OLD HAARLEMMEERPOLDER Location: Harlem, Holland Date: 07/07/1955 Length: 41 secs …
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SABOR V – showing battered body (arms), and updated electronics. The Second World War interrupted August Huber's plans to implement a further attempt of his SABOR series. The earlier SABOR IV had good mechanics, but Huber was not happy with the electrical controls. Electrical Engineer Peter Steuer continued Hubers’ work from his 1947 SABOR IV and developed …
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From “Automata”, Chapuis and Droz. Translated by Alec Reid 1958. The working of the second robot (Televox was described earlier) is much gentler. It is called “Sabor,” a Swiss giant, the brain-child of Auguste Huber, who brought it into the world in Appenzell. At the request of a newspaper, Huber himself has thus summarised the …
From “Automata”, Chapuis and Droz. Translated by Alec Reid 1958. “Sabor II,” a Swiss giant, the brain-child of Auguste Huber, who brought it into the world in Appenzell, Switzerland. Prior to Sabor IV, Huber had previously built three other automata, one of which he began when he was only 12 years old. This was made …