This page is a timeline showing early Mobile Robots, events, and dates being the creation or announcement of these robots. If image is clickable, then a blog post exists for it. Check out the updates page for the recent posts. Early Autonomous Mobile Robots 1953 - Beetle 1962 - "Creep…
This page contains a timeline showing early and significant Maze Solving machines. The dates being the creation or announcement date of these machines. IF IMAGE IS CLICKABLE, then a blog post exists for it. Check out the updates page for recent posts. 1933- Thomas Ross -Learning machine 1935- Smith / Ross - Rat 1937-…
Early Automatic and Robotic Floor Cleaners 1899 - L'AN 2000 Floor Sweeper Prediction 1928 - Televox capable of switching appliances on and off 1940 – “Roll-Oh” the Domestic Robot 1949 - Tony Sale - George the Robot attempting Vacuuming 1955 - Sonic Broom 1957 - RCA/Whirlpool HECK and Automatic Floor Cleaner…
This page contains a timeline showing significant Walking Machine events, and dates showing the creation or announcement of the contrivances. If IMAGE IS CLICKABLE, then a post exists for it. Check out cyberneticzoo facebook or the updates page for recent posts. Early Walking Machines inc. Steam Men 480 BC – Wooden Horse Carriage…
This page will contain a timeline showing Pseudo Automata, Pseudo Robots, Fakes, and Robot Costumes. I've included this page in my overall blog as one comes across mechanical man and robots that are not what they are supposed to be. Rather than reject them all, I've listed them in their own…
Updates to the cyberneticzoo.com website. See also the Cybernetic Zoo facebook page for more commentary on updates. pre-2015 31 Dec 2014 Added Unknown Deep Diving Armours . 31 Dec 2014 Added 1977 - Deep Diving Apparatus by Alistair Carnegie. 29 Dec 2014 Added 1914-1937 – Various Diving Armour by Neufeldt and…
Not so well known is that there were two main types of R2-D2's in the original Star Wars space opera. The models operated by Kenny Baker, the other a radio-controlled (R/C) model. Visually the main difference is the Kenny Baker model only ever had two legs, and the R/C version…