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1969 – “Astor” – Aston Cybernetics Laboratory (British)

ASTOR V1 [Image from "Cybernetics" , John Frederick Young, 1969] As from the text below, ASTOR V1 used discrete components and was built by P. A. Kidd and C. J. Lloyd. It was probably built earlier than the book date, but I have not found any other record of this.…
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1964 – Cybernetique Tortue (Cybernetic Tortoise) – Armand Delsemme (Belgian)

Les amateurs de « zoologie » électronique sont aujourd'hui légion. Ici, une « tortue » réalisée par le chercheur belge André[sic] Delsemme et qui, comme ses consoeurs, est capable d'apprentissage (arch. ph. Boulanger/Ministère de l'Éducation nationale — Service Cinématographique, Bruxelles). English Translation The amateurs of electronic “zoology” are now legion.…
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1968 – Toy-Pet Plexi-Ball – Robin Parkinson and Eric Martin (American)

Pic and article from The Machine: As Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age by Pontus Hulten (Beautiful pressed-metal Hardcover - 1968)   Robin Parkinson. American, born 1943 (artist) Eric Martin. American, born 1943 (engineer) Toy-Pet Plexiball-Ball. 1968 Plexiglass, electrical equipment, motor, microphone, synthetic fur bag; sphere, 11" diameter.…
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1967 – MATE for R.O.S.A.B.O.S.O.M. – Bruce Lacey (British)

From: Cybernetic Serendipity : The computer and the arts. Studio International special issue 2nd Ed revised  Sep. 1968 Bruce Lacey - Mate  1967 Electronic parts, aluminium, batteries, motors, etc. 24 X 24 X 72 in. Built as a companion to R.O.S.A., which it follows automatically and generally interacts with. Using…
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1967 – “Shakey” – Charles Rosen, Nils Nilsson, Bertram Raphael et al (American)

Charles Rosen with "Shakey" c1970. Shakey is one of the more well known and documented autonomous automaton.  With the then more topical name of "Artificial Intelligence", the "Cybernetic" world starts to lose favour. We are now entering the era of "Intelligent Automata". The research proposal for "APPLICATION OF INTELLIGENT AUTOMATA…
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1965 – ADROIT Simulated Insect – Leonard Friedman (American)

At this stage I have very little information on Friedman's ADROIT. If I can get hold of his paper I will add exceprts here. ---------------- interesting reference from SRI Shakey's 1966 interim paper "Definition of the Automaton System Factors Influencing the Choice of a Mission There is not much prior art in…
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1965 – Kybernetisches Modell “Schildkröte” – Hans Bielowski / Heinz Zemanek (Austrian)

When I visited Heinz Zemanek and the Technisches Museum Wien [Vienna], although the museum normally has Bielowski's tortoise, only the shell was present as the machine was on loan to another museum (Nixdorf Computer Museum) at the time (June 2009). The Vienna Tortoises: Left: 1954 Eichler's Schildkröte; Centre: 1959 Kretz/Angyan/Zemanek…
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1964 – “Omega” Cybernetic Tortoise (Kybernetische Schildkröte) – R. Oettel (German)

"Omega" Cybernetic Tortoise (Kybernetische Schildkröte) - R. Oettel  - There is too much German for me to translate quickly. I'll do it at a much later time. The construction model appeared in the German magazine Funkamateur, as well as the booklet Der Praktische Funkamateur Band 54 Kybernetische Experimente fur den…
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1963 – Conditioned Cybernetic Machine – Cautela and Mikaelian (American)

A Machine Capable of Being Conditioned Joseph R. Cautela; Harutune Mikaelian The American Journal of Psychology, Vol. 76, No. 1. (Mar., 1963), pp. 128-134. RH2009-Its interesting to note that in the introduction is says "type of conditioned reflex machine developed by Slukin, who tells of a machine that was conditioned…
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1962-6 – “STeLLA” Cybernetic Tortoise – John H. Andreae and Peter L. Joyce (British)

An interesting article in terms of the beginning of the fundamental shift from discrete physical models to computer modeling and simulation. "Construction of STeLLA as a mechanical tortoise was abandoned when it became clear that with present technology and available resources the building of a machine could do no more…
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1962 – Hinz and Kunz Cybernetic Tortoises – Otto Walter Haseloff (German)

Either Hinz or Kunz as appeared in the 1962 Die Zeit article below. Hinz and Kunz (I can't tell who is who at this stage) together with the electronic whistle. Hinz and Kunz appeared in the German robot exhibition "Die Roboter Kommen!" of 2007 Otto Walter Hasselof RH Note: Hinz…
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1953 – GARCO – Harvey G. Chapman Jr. (American)

GARCO represents one of the first attempts at an all-purpose functional humanoid robot. Although he had most of his success as an entertainment robot, the inventor, Harvey Chapman Jr., believed he had other uses, such as "taking on a variety of tasks that would prove too dangerous for humans. Mixing the…
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