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1962 – Big Cyber Tortoise – (Russian)
Translation: "The Big Cyber Tortoise - a mobile adaptive automat. Made in 60-s by the experimental factory of the former ZNANIE (http://www.znanie.org/OZR/history.htm ) It has technical vision and sounds recognition and able to find a light source and avoid obstacles". This tortoise is in the Polytechnical Museum in Moscow (http://eng.polymus.ru/)…
1961 – Ferdinand Autonomous Robot Mod I – JHU APL (American)
JOHNS HOPKINS APL TECHNICAL DIGEST, VOLUME 24, NUMBER 1 (2003) p59 APL has had a distinguished history in decision support and situational awareness. For example, during the 1950s and 1960s, the Laboratory was critically engaged in the development of weapon control systems and the Navy Tactical Data System (NTDS),…
1952 – Unknown Robot – M.I.T. (American)
Little is known about this roving robot. It is tethered, so not truely autonomous. Responses are drive motion and direction, as well as arm movement as well as hand movement, with an up-down movement probably being a 'yes' response, and a sideways shake being a 'no' response. The demonstrator is…
1959 – Machina Combinatrix – Kretz / Angyan / Zemanek (Austrian)
The above three images suggest there is a film clip out there somewhere. The Vienna Tortoises: Left: 1954 Eichler's Schildkröte; Centre: 1959 Kretz/Angyan/Zemanek Machina Combinatrix; Right: 1965 Bielowski Schildkröte HANS KRETZ: An Interview Conducted by David Morton, IEEE History Center, 25 July 1996 Interview #283 for the IEEE History Center,…
A Model for Neurophysiological Functions. 1960 za112
A Model for Neurophysiological Functions. 1960 za112
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Clause Shannon's 1951 Maze-Solving Mouse
1950 – Maze-Solving Mouse – Claude Shannon (American)
The diagrammatic view of the 1950-1 Maze-solving Mouse built by Claude A. Shannon. Claude Shannon knew Edmund C. Berkeley quite well. Berkeley had two young associates working part-time with him on his early robots, by the names of Ivan and Bert Sutherland. Ivan was soon to have Claude Shannon as his…
1937 – Elektro – Joseph M. Barnett (American)
Colour photo of Elektro at the 1939-40 World's Fair held in New York. ELEKTRO- "the Moto-Man This 260-lb. mechanical man at the New York World's Fair 1939 walks, talks, smokes, and selects colors! His anatomy includes an "electric eye," 48 relays, 11 motors, a microphone, grid-glow tube,…
1959 – “CUPEL” the Cybernetic Tortoise – Andrzej Harland (Polish)
"CUPEL" by Andrzej Harland The only text I've seen on this tortoise / turtle is from a Canadian film clip found here : http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//RTV/1960/01/01/BGY503220197/?s=cybernetic Unfortunately there is no preview of the film clip. CANADA: TURTLE Clip Description: Story: Eureka... Such a star was never seen in our TV. Something between…
1937 – “Machine-Man”, the Budapest Robot – László Zelenka and Sándor Bortnyik (Hungarian)
The Budapest Robot at the International Fair 1937. Above image source: Robots: Facts, Fiction and Prediction. I haven't been able to find any relevant text to this robot, but it appears to be able to detect an audience (via photo-electric cells in its eyes?), stand using motors in the base…
1936 – Mechanical Man – Dept. of Labour (American)
Mechanical Man Exhibit Original caption: the American Negro Exposition, being held in Chicago's Coliseum, is a regular World's Fair for the people of the Negro race, who have crowded the large halls with exhibits on religion, music, sports, science, industry, art, and the stage. Maudelle Bousfield, of Chicago, and…
1935 – “Anthrophor” – Dr. Okolicsanyi Ferenc (Hungarian)
I have very little information on Anthrophor. The images are an extract from a Hungarian patent 118554. It appears to be tele-operated. An early Hungarian patent on a robot by Dr. János Gács The 118,544 Hungarian Patent was filed on 10th December 1936, by Ferenc Okolicsányi. It was based on…
1934 – Egbert – (American)
Popular Science June 1934 TALKING ROBOT SALUTES VISITORS Mechanical man salutes and speaks to visitors at Franklin Institute. Phonograph record that gives robot its voice and mechanism that causes action. SPOKEN messages of welcome. accompained by a snappy salute, startle visitors to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Pa., where a…
1933 – Willie the Robot – Andrew Bober (American)
Popular Mechanics May 1949 WILLIE the ROBOT WILLIE is a dapper little citizen of Hammond. Ind., with a leer in his eye and a stomach chock full of wires and gears. He's a robot, the mechanical child of Andy Bober. If you ever meet Willie, there's any number of things…
1913 – Automaton (French)
Popular Mechanics June 1913 A French Talking Automaton A new French talking automaton, just placed on the market, is said to be a great improvement over previous automatons of this kind. Located in its base are mechanisms for working the eyes, eyelids, head, mouth, arms, and the hands and fingers.…
1935 – Mr. X – a Radio Robot – Ted Muralt (American)
Although called a "radio robot", there is no "Radio" about him. The article gets around this by refering to a previous article on "The Radio Robot". To that extent, this is a "mechanical man" to that earlier "radio robot". Otherwise he is controlled by a simple switch box. Above images and the…
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