a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
Fubar D. Robot – Futuristic Uranium Bio Atomic Robot. I don't know who built Fubar. He's still in active use. As at 2010, he's 31 years old! Fubar full of humor, puns, glitz By LORIE McCREA For The Alton Telegraph 2 Sept 1986. Fubar looks like a cross between Groucho Marx and a futurislic vacuum cleaner, …
Read More “1979 – Fubar D. Robot a.k.a. “Foobie” – (American)”
Selective Timeline 1942 Robert Heinlein – Waldo 1943 – Deaton Puppet Animating Harness Patent 1948 GE Master-Slave Manipulator – John Payne 1948 Ray Goertz Master-Slave Manipulator 1953 Harvey Chapman – Garco 1954 Ray Goertz Electric Servo-Manipulator 1956 GE Yes Man – Exoskeleton Manipulator 1963 Science & Mechanics – "Waldo" as master-slave manipulators 1963 Rogers et …
With 2T2, Bob Wilkins, and Mr Lobo. "toy Prince" 2007 from blog here Robot 2T2 was a real machine, which was operated off camera, via a cable control box. The robot was built by some local fans at a machining company, and when Bob started the show, Bob remembered them, and asked if he could use …
Read More “1966 – 2T2 Robot from Captain Cosmic – Gary Tomasec (American)”
Frame walkers are a class of mobile robots that are robust and capable mobility platforms. Variations of the frame walker robot are in commercial use today are: Komatsu Ltd. of Japan developed the Remotely Controlled Underwater Surveyor (ReCUS) and Normed Shipyards of France developed the Marine Robot (RM3). Both applications of the frame walker …
Read More “1989 – Martin-Marietta Mars Rover – Wendell Chun (American)”
Creeping Robot Activated Balloon (CRAB) – A clever Walking Beam model devised by Peter Holland. See pdf below for full instructions on how to build this novel walking model.