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1977 – Klatu the Household Android – Quasar Industries (American)

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Anthony Reichelt – president of Quasar Industries Inc. with Klatu sporting 'eyes' c1978. Klatu – [the name Klatu, it was claimed at the time, was based on the utterance of the speech synthesizer chip when the word "u-talk" was spoken in reverse. "Gort" is the name of the Robot in the movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "Klaatu" …

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1983 – ODEX-1 Functionoid Walking Robot – Stephen J. Bartholet (American)

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ODEX I is a tele-operated walking machine. Initially developed by Steve Bartholet. Pic shows wooden mock-up. (pic from SERVO June 2004 article here.) see Popular Science Sep 1984 pdf here. see Robotics Age Sep-Oct 1983 pdf here. See ODEX-1 patents here:     There was an ODEX II and and ODEX III. ODEX I is now in …

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