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1958 – “Tortilla” Cybernetic Tortoise – (Ukraine)
Fig. 38. Schematic of the charge, voltage conversion, the element changes tropism and chain contact device "turtle" "Tortilla". Fig. 39. Schematic of extreme search direction of the "turtle" "Tortilla". Fig. 40. Schematic of reaction "turtle" "Tortilla" with the whistle. Information and images courtesy Waldemar DekaÅ„ski from Poland (January 2010). Hello…
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1976 – “Buster” Robot Animal – David L. Heiserman (American)
Although built using a child's electric car as the chassis, the fully functional Buster was a true Cybernetic Animal, showing reflexes, phototropism, and hunger / recharging modes. He could operate totally autonomously if so desired, but had manual overrides via a remote panel or remote control via an acoustic adapter.…
1975 – “The Moth” Cybernetic Model – Keul & Lohr (Dutch)
elektor june 75 M. Keul and H. Lohr the moth This is a design for a simple cybernetic model, based on an electric toy car, that will be attracted towards a light source like a moth, negotiating obstacles in its path. The car has two motors, one to propel it…
1975 – “Beetle” Cybernetic Model – (Dutch)
elektor june 75 beetle Beetles, tortoises and the like have often served as models for cybernetic machines which must also have a reasonable appearance. The beetle described in this article can 'see, hear and feel' and reacts to information in the form of sounds and movements. The animal has a…
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1969 – GE Walking Truck – Ralph Mosher (American)
Beginnings: The Times Record - 24 July 1962 p13 From as early as 1962, the General Electric Ordinance Dept. in Pittsfield, Mass., undertook a study for the US Army which may lead to the building of a manned walking machine, with arms and legs, ..... where tractors might get stuck.…
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1958 – “Cosmos the Robot” – Christian Dupont (French)
"MOVE OVER, HUMAN - Even a hard-bitten Parisian driver would be likely to obey that command from the odd driver of this odd vehicle. No visitor from another world. It's a homegrown robot named "Cosmos" which, like the helicopter in the background, was on display at a science exhibit on…
1949-58 – “Mekko” & “Firato” – Eugene Wendling (Swiss/Dutch)
Eugene Wendling's original robot from 1930 was called "Televox" (not to be confused with Wensley's "Televox" from America). "Mekko" is probably either a rebuild or an upgrade of his earlier "Televox". Amsterdam, 1958. A recently discovered magazine article from 1936 shows the metallic "Mekko" from above but called "Televox"! You can see Wendling…
1957 – “Romoletto” – (Italian)
See video clips here and here. I don't know much about Romoletto (also called "Romollo II" by someone else on the net). He was shown at the IV RASSEGNA INTERNAZIONALE ELETTRONICA NUCLEARE E TELERADIO-CINEMATOGRAPHICA exhibition in Rome, 1957. Maybe someone could offer a transcription of the Italian voiceover in the…
1957 – “Gygan” aka “Cygan” aka “Mr Moto” – Piero Fiorito (Italian)
Radio Control Models & Electronics, September 1960 p244-5 CYGAN - Dr. Fiorito's Giant Electronic Robot From Italian Rassegna di Modellismo This fantastic model is the work of Dr. Ing. Fiorito, a keen aeromodeller from Turin, who has been working on a whole series of such models and fitted them with…
1957 “Robetron” aka “Robotron” – Donald Rich (American)
14-year-old inventor Donald Rich with Robotron walking robot designed as a computer at International Gadget & Invention show at Madison Square Garden. [Getty image] (above image from Jim Linderman's site) text from Corpus Christi Times Fri Aug 9 1957 p10. DOES EVERYTHING BUT TALK - Ready to respond to his…
1954-65 – “Mr. Robotham” – Peter Holland – (British)
VIDEO: SCHOOLBOYS EXHIBITION Your browser does not support iframes. A pdf containing the 1955 and the 1965 versions is available here. The larger version is descibed in the December 1965 issue of Radio Control Models and Electronics, but in Radio-controlled form. It was built much earlier. Here's the introduction to…
1912 – Seleno, the Electric Dog – Hammond / Miessner -Addendum
In my earlier post on the "Electric Dog" by Miessner and Hammond (here), I commented on some uncertainty regarding Miessner's and Hammond's relationship together, and as to whether or not there may have been another dog built. This was as a result of how the newspaper and magazine articles were…
1868-1904 – Fictional Steam Man, Steam Horse, Electric Man & Electric Horse (American)
Edward S. Ellis' first of the dime or penny magazine fictional stories that featured the "Steam Man" had a publish date of August 1868, some 7 months AFTER the first known announcement of Dederick's actual "Steam Man" in January 1868. Note: There are those who have either mistaken or mis-represented the Ellis story…
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1954 – “Gismo the Peaceful” – Sherwood Fuehrer (American)
March 23, 1954 ROBOT DEMONSTRATED: In Cranston, R.I., yesterday—Sherwood Fuehrer, 13, operated the controls of a robot he built from cans, gears, motors, die castings and other articles too numerous to mention. The robot —5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 92 pounds—can hold a plate of cookies and pass…