a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
Humaniform automatons, mechanical men, robots covering late 19th century and the 20th century
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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For construction details, see Russian magazine pdf here.
VIDEO CLIP – See robot walking here.
"Robot conductor was made by Russian children of the Oblast Station of Younf Technicians. According to the Soviets, robot has worked with Moscow's transportation system, greeting passenders and keeping accounts of tickets." Construction plans for a similar Robot Conductor (1973). See pdf here. VIDEO CLIP – see video clip here.