Pseudo Automata, Fakes & Robot costumes

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 category here. They are also important in terms of popular culture that one often strived to deliver what was technically impossible at the time. Some are downright trickery and a cheap way to earn an income.

If the image is clickable, then a blog post exists for it. Check out the updates page for the recent posts.                          

 1770 – "The Turk" Chess Player

 1875 – "Psycho" Card Playing Automaton

 1877 – "Zoe" Drawing and Writing Automaton

 1882 – King Fu

 1903 – Motogirl 

 1903 – Phroso the Mechanical Doll
 1904 – Enigmarelle

 1904 – "Zutka, the Mysterious"         
 1905 – Fontinelle – Auto-Man

 1906-1935 – Ray A. Willis "Mechanical Man"

 1910 – Das Moto-Baby

 1910 – Moto-Phoso

 1910 – Tin Man

 1911 – Arthur Ross –  The Mechanical Man

 1912 – Moto Pheno

 1920 – Shrozo the Robot Girl

 1922 – Madam Radora

 1922 – Maurice Francill the "Radio Wizard"

 1923c- Claudo the Mechanical Man

 1925c – "Rose-Marie" the Robot with Will Mackford

 1925c – "Rose-Mary" the Human Automaton

 1925 – Radiana – Prof. J. Popjie        
 1931 – Jose Lisso – Tiny Dunn

 19xx – Mons. de Patou the French Mechanical Mannequin

 1932 – "Mr. Robot" by William Hutter   
 1934 – "Ross Robot Mechanical Man" – Miss Sophie Ross

 1935 – Alpha the Robot  

 1935 – Fake French "Robot Man"       
 1935 – Robota  
 1935 – Telepathovox             
 1938 – Rupert              
 1940 – Silo, the Zenith Mechanical Man

 1940 – “Roll-Oh” the Domestic Robot

 1945c – "Voltaire" – William Jean Arrendorff

 1952 – Mr Rivets
 1953 – Robot Costume – Westinghouse

 1953 – Tobor from "Captain Video"
 1954 – Gyro the Robot                            
 1956c – Oom-A-Gog Robot    
 1957 – RuffNik the Robot

 1957 – "Mr. Fantastic" Ushering Robot        
 1959 – Beatnik Lipton DUHAB

 1966 – Able Mabel by M.W. Thring       
 1968 – Miss Honeywell

 1972 – Drones from "Silent Running"
 1976c – ON/OFF – Clayton Bailey             
 1976 – Super Dennis

 1979 – Fubar D. Robot     
 2000 – BoilerPlate Hoax     
 KENO – Robot Man        

           
1905 – DeVahn – Female Dummy  
1933 – Fred Allen Giant-M..

 1908 – Charcot

 19?? – Japanese Unknown

1930 – Dr. Walfox (promotional)

 1934 – Welsh Unknown

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