a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
1912 – Dreadnought Wheel and "Big Lizzie" – Frank Bottrill A dreadnaught wheel is a wheel with articulated rails attached at the rim to provide a firm footing for the wheel to roll over, they have also been known as endless railway wheels when fitted to road locomotives, and were commonly fitted to steam traction …
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Moto-Phéno die lebende Puppe: Vornehmste, interessanteste Schau der Gegenwart. Auch für Familien. Willi Schoenen gen: Moto-Phéno. Friedrich Hirsch, Impresario. Moto-Phéno, der einzige Mensch, der durch unbeugsame Willenskraft sich selbst hypnotisiert und in der Hypnose eine Puppe imitiert. Google English translation: Moto–PHENO the living doll: noblest, most interesting sight of the present. Also for families. Willi …
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In my earlier post on the "Electric Dog" by Miessner and Hammond (here), I commented on some uncertainty regarding Miessner's and Hammond's relationship together, and as to whether or not there may have been another dog built. This was as a result of how the newspaper and magazine articles were reporting on the "electric dog". …
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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 …
A lot has already been published already about Seleno, try these links: http://www.davidbuckley.net/DB/HistoryMakers/HM-ElectricDog1912.htm and my Addendum. Here are some pics and excerpts showing different aspects of the "Electric Dog". Technical articles on the Electric Dog appeared in Scientific American Supplement No. 2267 p376-7 June 14, 1919 written by Benjamin Franklin Miessner, in the Electrical Experimenter, 1915, p. …
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