a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
In the pulp magazine "Astounding Science Fiction" of August, 1950, J. J. Coupling (Pseudonym) wrote an article titled "How To Build A Thinking Machine". It used a trial and error approach, using a maze as an example. There is no evidence to date that suggests it was ever realized. The article is quite interesting in that Coupling …
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The Schreitender Motorwagen / Streitwagen (Walking car) invented by Therese Freifrau von Bechtolsheim geb. Grafin Fugger-Kirchberg, Dr.Georg Freiherr von Bechtolsheim, Max Freiherr von Bechtolsheim and Berthamarie Freifrau von Nothafft geb. Freiin Von Bechtolsheim, (not Baron von Bechtolsheim aka Clemens von Bechtolsheim) in 1930 (and not 1913 as reported elsewhere). There is very little information to be …
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La Petit Journal N°1135 DU 18 AOUT 1912. "MLLE CLAIRE", L’INFIRMIERE AUTOMATE DE L’HOPITAL BRETONNEAU.,8 PAGES, FORMAT 31CM X 45CM. p2 The original French followed by a not very good machine translation. A propos de a Mlle Claire ». Histoire des automates. Vaucanson. Son canard. Le mystère d'une digestion. Le mannequin joueur d'échecs. C'est une …
See patent here Patent number: 1008348 , by Horace A. Mann Filing date: Jul 11, 1910 Issue date: Nov 1911
Placemarker entry only from Des Moines Daily News 14 Jan 1906 p10 IN VAUDEVILLE. James Bingham, the ventriloquist, with his mechanical walking figures will appear this week. [If anyone has any further information on Bingham's walking figures I will add it here and credit you with it.]