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1947 – Universal Robot No. 2 – Jiro Aizawa (Japanese)

前掲書2頁より 昭和22年(1947年)製作の 「ユニバーサルロボット第2号」 都立工蔓高校の創立四十年記念祭に学生たちと製作した「エ蔓一郎」君の次に製作された弟である Rough English translation... Cit from Page 2  1947 (1947) production  "Universal Robot No. 2"  Made with students in Senior high school was founded four decades Jubilee Metropolitan Industrial vine "Mr. Ichiro " is your brother, was made following. Opened back of robot. See the full Jiro Aizawa…
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1970 – Mr. Kuro the Robot – Jiro Aizawa (Japanese)

An Expo'70 [Osaka, Japan) postcard showing Kuro-Kun. Two post-cards (one cut down) showing Kuro-Kun (Mr. Kuro).  The image is covered in a thin prismatic film so that when tilted, the robots internals can be seen. The images below show a very similar robot. Most likely the same robot, but the chest…
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1973 – Mr. Tetsu the Green Stamping Robot – Jiro Aizawa (Japanese)

Mr. Testu [Tetsu-Kun], unconfirmed name, also called Mr. Stamp. I've dated him as 1973, but I've also seen a reference to 1971. Mr. Tetsu on display after being restored at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Japan, 2008. The author with Mr. Tetsu in November, 2010. See the full Jiro Aizawa…
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1940-70 – Mini Musician Robots – Jiro Aizawa (Japanese)

(Source: Mechanix illustrated September 1951) Robots in Ragtime The Japanese have come up with something new in toys. It’s a mechanical orchestra and its tinny music has captured the hearts of the youngsters. Jiro Aizawa, an ex-Kamikaze plane designer, is the creator. Loath to discard his mechanical training after the…
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1967 – Mr. Hachiro the Robot – Jiro Aizawa – (Japanese)

Mr Hachiro appearing on the cover of a 1967 Model Magazine. Mr Hachiro (small robot second from left). A later picture of Mr. Hachiro (third from the left, front, small) with his brothers. See the full Jiro Aizawa story here .
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1967 – Mr. Ryo the Drawing Robot – Jiro Aizawa (Japanese)

Mr. Ryo [Ryo-Kun] on display after his restoration. Ryo-Kun during  restoration at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Japan in 2008. The robot's left arm follows the X-Y directions from a master arm seen here at the base being guided by a person. Close-up of the drawing hand. Close-up of…
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1968c – Mr. Atomic the Robot – Jiro Aizawa (Japanese)

Mr. Atomic is an Aizawa robot that was in an exhibition in 1968. It draws (and/or writes) with its right hand/arm, and rubber stamps with the left.  Mr. Atomic may not be it's real name, but is the name on its shoulder. See the full Jiro Aizawa story here .
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1967 – Mr. Juro the Robot – Jiro Aizawa (Japanese)

l Mr. Juro [十郎は] was 'born' in 1967. "Juro" means "ten" in Japanese, so he was most likely the 10th brother. Here he greets and counts (via numbers displayed on Nixie tubes) visitors to the Science and Technology Museum in Tokyo. See the full Jiro Aizawa story here .
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1963c – Fugio the Robot – Jiro Aizawa (Japanese)

The above image is cropped from a larger image showing 3 other brothers. This robot is named Mr Fugio in that image's caption. [Source: Robert Malone Robots] The caption from a 2010 Japanese catalogue reads (after translation): Three mid-size robot brothers Fujio [富士夫], Saburo [三郎], Kuro [九郎].  These robots look…
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1965c – Mr. Shinsuk the Robot – Jiro Aizawa (Japanese)

An early picture of Mr. Shinsuk [Shinsuk-Kun]. Note: I have not fully confirmed that this robot is called Mr. Shinsuk. Aizawa did a makeover on many of his robots, making matching of them from old photographs difficult at times, to the point one believes they're looking at a different robot…
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1969 – Mr. Taro the Camera Robot – Jiro Aizawa (Japanese)

Mr. Taro the Camera Robot by Jiro Aizawa. Built in 1969 for Expo'70 held in Osaka. He was located in the Fujipan Pavillion, in partnership with another robot.  The above image was from a more recent exhibition catalogue held in Japan, 2010, and shows a more modern digital camera. The Nixie tubes…
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1962c – Mr. Spark the Robot – Jiro Aizawa (Japanese)

Mr. Sparks with his four brothers before Goro was born. An earlier picture of Mr. Spark with his brothers. Mr. Spark (2nd from left) with his brothers in the Nagoya Robot Museum. The Robot Museum closed 31 September, 2007. Mr Spark awaiting a full restoration at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology…
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1962 – Goro the Robot – Jiro Aizawa (Japanese)

Goro, meaning the 'fifth' brother, was 'born' in 1962. Of all the Aizawa large robots, Goro was the first to be popularised by the Western press. During the recent restoration of Aizawa's robots, another robot, incorrectly I believe, is now being called Goro. Source: Popular Mechanics, Feb 1965 p 131. Aizawa…
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1959 – Mr. Ichiro the Robot – Jiro Aizawa (Japanese)

The first of the 10 brothers by Jiro Aizawa. Aizawa uses the word 'born' to denote when the 'brothers' came into existance. Mr. Ichiro [Ichiro-Kun] was reportedly born in 1959. Mr. Ichiro in the background. Possibly Mr. Fugio [or Mr. Saburo] in the front. Mr. Ichiro on the left, followed by…
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1957- Japanese Humanoid Robots and Toy Robots – Jiro Aizawa (Japanese)

Jiro Aizawa, born 1903, is very significant in terms of Japan's history of robots, toy robots in particular.  (also Dr. Aizawa, Uncle Robot, Dr. Robot, Zirou Aizawa, Dr. Aizawa Zirou, and 二郎相澤 in Japanese.) In 1910*1, when in 5th grade, Aizawa saw his first mechanical man in a London exhibition [RH Note that…
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1988 – “Manny” Robot Mannequin – (American)

Sweaty Manny by Arthur Fisher Popular Science - Sep 1988 Manny. One of the most complex and sophisticated computer-controlled movable robots ever designed, as seen in the photos above, is being built at Battelle's  Pacific Northwest Laboratories in Richland, Wash. "Manny," for robotic mannequin, is so humanlike that it even sweats.…
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1917 – “Pedomotor” Steam-Powered Running Device – Leslie C. Kelley (American)

Kelley invents the "Pedomotor", or power operated walking or running device to facilitate the operation of pedestrianism or running operation. The "Pedomotor" will provide relief of muscles utilized during the running operation, and to increase the speed of the person. Although any type of motive power can be applied, Kelley…
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1934 – Wind-up Lower-extremity Walker – Cobb (American)

Cobb invents a walking structure that simulates the action of natural walking using mechanical means, typically for a person who has lost the use of their legs. Motive power is supplied by the operators arms driving a crank-wheel which in turn drives the legs in an oscillatory motion.  The same…
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1967 – “The Ambushers” Man-Amplifier – (American)

The Ambushers (Movie) - 1967 When a government-built flying saucer is hijacked mid-flight by Jose Ortega, the exiled ruler for an outlaw nation, secret agent Matt Helm and the ship's former pilot Sheila Sommars are sent to recover it. Once in Acapulco, Helm and Sommers get a tour by Ortega's…
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1963c- Cybernetic Dogs – Fred Chesson (American)

ROBOTICS: Featuring An Automated Pavlovian Dog!   Developed many years ago, in the "Pre-IC Age" these Robot Rovers could simulate such Classical Pavlovian Responses as: CONDITIONING, EXTINCTION, SPONTANEOUS RECOVERY, LEARNING CURVES and HIGHER-ORDER CONDITIONING. Three-deck stepping-relays comprised the main elements of the dog's memory. A few transistors were used for…
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